Macroparalepis

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Macroparalepis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Macroparalepis
E. M. Burton, 1934

Macroparalepis is a genus of barracudinas.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Macroparalepis in FishBase . April 2012 version.