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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Livebearing brotulas

Genus: Paraphyonus

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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus bolini
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Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Paraphyonus brevidorsalis (Nielsen, 1969)

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Paraphyonus brevidorsalis
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Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus iselini
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Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus merretti
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Photo by Reiner, F.

West and East Central Atl
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Paraphyonus rassi (Nielsen, 1975)

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Paraphyonus rassi
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Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Paraphyonus solomonensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paraphyonus bolini Indo-West Pacific 15.5 SL 1974
Paraphyonus brevidorsalis Western Indian Ocean 7.1 SL 1969
Paraphyonus iselini Western Central Atlantic 11.8 SL 2015
Paraphyonus merretti Eastern Central Atlantic 12.5 SL 2015
Paraphyonus rassi West and East Central Atl 10.9 SL 1975
Paraphyonus solomonensis Western Pacific 10 SL 2008



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