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Family: Paraulopidae Cucumber fishes



(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Paraulopus atripes
[]

Photo by Humphreys, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Paraulopus balteatus Gomon, 2010

Photo by Humphreys, S.
 
Paraulopus balteatus
[Banded cucumberfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Paraulopus brevirostris
[Shortsnout cucumberfish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Paraulopus filamentosus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Paraulopus japonicus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Paraulopus legandi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
 
Paraulopus longianalis
[Longfin Cucumberfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17.3 cm TL
 
Paraulopus maculatus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 24.3 cm SL
 
Paraulopus melanogrammus
[Blackline cucumberfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32.2 cm SL
 
Paraulopus melanostomus
[Licoricemouth cucumberfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm FL
Paraulopus nigripinnis (Günther, 1878)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Paraulopus nigripinnis
[Cucumber fish]
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Southwest Pacific
 
Paraulopus novaeseelandiae
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Paraulopus oblongus (Kamohara, 1953)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Paraulopus oblongus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Paraulopus okamurai
[Piedtip cucumberfish]
14 Species of Family Paraulopidae
(Cucumber fishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2003 Paraulopus atripes Western Indian Ocean 14 SL
2010 Paraulopus balteatus Banded cucumberfish Southwest Pacific 32 SL
1981 Paraulopus brevirostris Shortsnout cucumberfish Western Pacific 13 SL
1982 Paraulopus filamentosus Northwest Pacific 12.5 SL
1956 Paraulopus japonicus Northwest Pacific 14.6 SL
1979 Paraulopus legandi Western Central Pacific 13.2 SL
2010 Paraulopus longianalis Longfin Cucumberfish Eastern Indian Ocean 16.2 SL
1967 Paraulopus maculatus Western Indian Ocean 17.3 TL
2004 Paraulopus melanogrammus Blackline cucumberfish Western Pacific 24.3 SL
2010 Paraulopus melanostomus Licoricemouth cucumberfish Eastern Indian Ocean 32.2 SL
1878 Paraulopus nigripinnis Cucumber fish Southwest Pacific 25 FL
2002 Paraulopus novaeseelandiae Southwest Pacific
1953 Paraulopus oblongus Western Pacific 8.5 SL
2002 Paraulopus okamurai Piedtip cucumberfish Southwest Pacific



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