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Argyripnus

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Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

  • Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952
  • Argyripnus brocki Struhsaker, 1973 (Brock's Bristle-mouth Fish)
  • Argyripnus electronus Parin, 1992
  • Argyripnus ephippiatus C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (Gilbert & Cramer's Bristle-mouth Fish)
  • Argyripnus hulleyi Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009 (Reunion bristle-mouth fish)
  • Argyripnus iridescens McCulloch, 1926 (Brilliant Pearlside)
  • Argyripnus pharos Harold & Lancaster, 2003

Fossils of bristle-mouth fishes show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Oligocene, more than 23 million years ago.

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