Paraulopus
Paraulopus is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Chlorophthalmidae or greeneye family until 2001.
The fishes tend to be slender and cylindrical, with large eyes and a large terminal mouth with only slightly protruding lower jaw.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Blacktip Cucumberfish
speciesParaulopus nigripinnis
Piedtip Cucumberfish
speciesParaulopus okamurai
Shortsnout Cucumberfish
speciesParaulopus brevirostris
Blackline Cucumberfish
speciesParaulopus melanogrammus
Paraulopus atripes
speciesParaulopus atripes
Paraulopus balteatus
speciesParaulopus balteatus
Paraulopus filamentosus
speciesParaulopus filamentosus
Paraulopus japonicus
speciesParaulopus japonicus
Paraulopus legandi
speciesParaulopus legandi
Longfin Cucumberfish
speciesParaulopus longianalis
Paraulopus novaeseelandiae
speciesParaulopus novaeseelandiae
Paraulopus oblongus
speciesParaulopus oblongus
Licoricemouth cucumberfish
speciesParaulopus melanostomus
Paraulopus maculatus
speciesParaulopus maculatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90821.