Platytroctidae
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| Platytroctidae | |
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| File:Platytroctes apus.jpg | |
| Legless searsid (Platytroctes apus) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae Koefoed, 1927[1] |
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The tubeshoulders are a family, Platytroctidae, of ray-finned fish belonging to the order Alepocephaliformes. They are found throughout the world, except for the Mediterranean Sea. Tubeshoulders live at moderate depths of 300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft), and some have light-producing organs. They are generally small to medium fish, ranging from 9 to 33 cm (3.5 to 13.0 in) in length.[2]
Genera
[edit | edit source]The family contains the following genera:[3]
- Barbantus Parr, 1951
- Parr, 1937 Parr, 1960
- Sazonov, 1986 Persparsia
- Mentodus Parr, 1951
- Matsuichthys Parr, 1951
- Günther, 1878 Sagamichthys
- Mirorictus Parr, 1953
- Holtbyrnia Sazonov, 1992
- Parr, 1947 Parr, 1937
- Searsioides Normichthys
- Sazonov, 1977 †Vachalia
- Maulisia Parr, 1951
- Přikryl & Carnevale, 2019[4] Searsia
- Platytroctes Pectinantus
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