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Class: Teleostei
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Cetomimidae Flabby whalefishes

Genus: Parataeniophorus

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3 species (see list below)
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Parataeniophorus bertelseni
[]

Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.6 cm TL
Parataeniophorus brevis Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956

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Parataeniophorus brevis
[Short tapetail]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Parataeniophorus gulosus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956

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Parataeniophorus gulosus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parataeniophorus bertelseni Central Atlantic. Needs 1989
Parataeniophorus brevis Short tapetail Western Indian Ocean 4.6 TL 1956
Parataeniophorus gulosus Eastern Atlantic 3.5 TL 1956



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