Family Opisthoproctidae - Barreleyes or spookfishes
Order : Argentiniformes Opisthoproctidae Opisthoproctidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 9 | Species : 22 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually tubular eyes. Pectoral fin inserted low on side. Some with the pelvic fin base on side. Some with adipose fin. Photophores sometimes present. Swim bladder lacking in most. Branchiostegal rays 2-4.
Etymology : Greek, opisthe = behind + Greek, proktos = anus ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Protacanthopterygii | | | | | | | | | Argentiniformes | | | Opisthoproctidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Opisthoproctidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
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Dolichopteryx longipes (Vaillant, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Aulostoma longipes Vaillant, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
Dolichopteryx parini Kobyliansky & Fedorov, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Dolichopteryx minuscula Fukui & Kitagawa, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Dolichopteryx rostrata Fukui & Kitagawa, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes Fukui, Kitagawa & Parin, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Dolichopteryx longipes (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliednew
Dolichopteryx andriashevi Parin, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Dolichopteryx vityazi Parin, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Winteria telescopa Brauer, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
! Wintera telescopa Brauer, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
! Winteria telescopus Brauer, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
acceptedseniornew
Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
synonymseniororiginal
! Rhynchoyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhynchohyalus parbevs Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Macropinna microstoma Chapman, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
Monacoa grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Grimaldia grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911)
synonymseniornew
! Monacoa grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911)
synonymseniornew
! Opisthoproctus grimaldi (Zugmayer, 1911)
synonymseniornew
Monacoa griseus Poulsen, Sado, Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Monacoa niger Poulsen, Sado, Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Bathylychnops chilensis Parin, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Ioichthys kashkini Parin, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
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