Parateleopus
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| Parateleopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ateleopodiformes |
| Family: | Ateleopodidae H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
| Genus: | Parateleopus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Parateleopus microstomus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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Parateleopus is a genus of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae. There are two recognized species:[1]
- Parateleopus microstomus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- Parateleopus indicus Alcock, 1891 (Smallmouth jellynose)[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]Parateleopus microstomus
[edit | edit source]Parateleopus microstomus was first described in 1912, by Hugh McCormick Smith and Lewis Radcliffe. The species was described based on one specimen, the holotype, caught in the Philippines at 503 metres (1,650 ft).[2][3]
Parateleopus indicus
[edit | edit source]Parateleopus indicus was originally described as Ateleopus indicus by Alfred William Alcock in 1891, in the Andaman Sea. It was redescribed as a part of the Parateleopus genus in 2017.[4]
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