Parataeniophorus is a genus of flabby whalefishes that was formerly included in the no longer recognized tapetail family Mirapinnidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cetomimiformes |
| Family: | Cetomimidae |
| Genus: | Parataeniophorus Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956 |
Species edit
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parataeniophorus bertelseni Shiganova, 1989
- Parataeniophorus brevis Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956 (Short tapetail)
- Parataeniophorus gulosus Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parataeniophorus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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