# Genypterus

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox 
| image = Genypterus blacodes derivate work.jpg
| image_caption = Pink cusk-eel ''(G. blacodes)''
| image2 = Genypterus chilensis.jpg
| image2_caption = Red cusk-eel ''(G. chilensis)''
| taxon = Genypterus
| authority = [Philippi {Krumweide}](/source/Rodolfo_Amando_Philippi), 1857
| type_species = ''[Genypterus nigricans](/source/Genypterus_chilensis)''
| type_species_authority = Philippi, 1857
}}

'''''Genypterus''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [cusk-eel](/source/cusk-eel)s.<ref name=FishBase/>

==Etymology==
''Genypterus'' is derived from the Greek words ''genyos'' = face, jaw and ''pteron'' = wing, fin.<ref>{{FishBase |genus=Genypterus |species=capensis |month=February |year=2022}}</ref>

==Species==
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase genus | genus = Genypterus| month = February | year=2022}}</ref>
* ''[Genypterus blacodes](/source/Genypterus_blacodes)'' <small>([J. R. Forster](/source/Johann_Reinhold_Forster), 1801)</small> (Pink cusk-eel)
* ''[Genypterus brasiliensis](/source/Genypterus_brasiliensis)'' <small>[Regan](/source/Charles_Tate_Regan), 1903</small>
* ''[Genypterus capensis](/source/Genypterus_capensis)'' <small>([A. Smith](/source/Andrew_Smith_(zoologist)), 1847)</small> (Kingklip)
* ''[Genypterus chilensis](/source/Genypterus_chilensis)'' <small>([Guichenot](/source/Alphone_Guichenot), 1848)</small> (Red cusk-eel)
* ''[Genypterus maculatus](/source/Genypterus_maculatus)'' <small>([Tschudi](/source/Johann_Jakob_von_Tschudi), 1846)</small> (Black cusk-eel)
* ''[Genypterus tigerinus](/source/Genypterus_tigerinus)'' <small>[Klunzinger](/source/Carl_Benjamin_Klunzinger), 1872</small> (Rock ling)

==References==
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Category:Ophidiidae
Category:Actinopterygii genera
Category:Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi

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