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Family: Aphyonidae Blind cusk eels



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23 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.9 cm TL
 
Aphyonus bolini
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Aphyonus brevidorsalis Nielsen, 1969

Photo by SFSA
 
Aphyonus brevidorsalis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878

Photo by FAO
 
Aphyonus gelatinosus
[Gelatinous blindfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Aphyonus rassi Nielsen, 1975

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Aphyonus rassi
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean.
 
Barathronus affinis
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic

Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean, 1886

Photo by JAMARC
 
Barathronus bicolor
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean.
 
Barathronus bruuni
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
 
Barathronus diaphanus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Barathronus maculatus Shcherbachev, 1976

Photo by SFSA
 
Barathronus maculatus
[Spotted gelatinous cusk]
No picture found
Northwest and Eastern Cen
 
Barathronus multidens
[]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific.
 
Barathronus pacificus
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Barathronus parfaiti
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Barathronus solomonensis
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
 
Barathronus unicolor
[]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Meteoria erythrops Nielsen, 1969

Photo by FAO
 
Meteoria erythrops
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean.
 
Nybelinella brevidorsalis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Nybelinella erikssoni (Nybelin, 1957)

Photo by FAO
 
Nybelinella erikssoni
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific

Parasciadonus brevibrachium Nielsen, 1984

Photo by FAO
 
Parasciadonus brevibrachium
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Parasciadonus pauciradiatus
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Sciadonus cryptophthalmus
[]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Sciadonus galatheae (Nielsen, 1969)

Photo by FAO
 
Sciadonus galatheae
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic.
 
Sciadonus jonassoni
[]
No picture found
North Atlantic. Southeas
 
Sciadonus pedicellaris
[]
23 Species of Family Aphyonidae
(Blind cusk eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1974 Aphyonus bolini Western Indian Ocean 9.9 TL
1969 Aphyonus brevidorsalis Western Indian Ocean 7.1 SL
1878 Aphyonus gelatinosus Gelatinous blindfish Eastern Atlantic 15 SL
1975 Aphyonus rassi Western Atlantic 6 TL
1906 Barathronus affinis Indian Ocean.
1886 Barathronus bicolor Western Central Atlantic
1969 Barathronus bruuni Indian Ocean.
1906 Barathronus diaphanus Indo-West Pacific.
1976 Barathronus maculatus Spotted gelatinous cusk Indo-West Pacific 18 TL
1984 Barathronus multidens Northwest and Eastern Cen
1974 Barathronus pacificus Northeast Pacific.
1888 Barathronus parfaiti Northeast Atlantic 10 SL
2008 Barathronus solomonensis Western Pacific 10 SL
1984 Barathronus unicolor Atlantic Ocean
1969 Meteoria erythrops Atlantic Ocean. 7.5 SL
1976 Nybelinella brevidorsalis Eastern Indian Ocean.
1957 Nybelinella erikssoni Eastern Atlantic 8 TL
1984 Parasciadonus brevibrachium Western Central Pacific
1997 Parasciadonus pauciradiatus Western Pacific 4.6 SL
1911 Sciadonus cryptophthalmus Northeast Atlantic 8.2 SL
1969 Sciadonus galatheae Northeast Atlantic 9.3 SL
1957 Sciadonus jonassoni Eastern Atlantic.
1899 Sciadonus pedicellaris North Atlantic. Southeas



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