- Source: Platytroctidae
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.
Genera
The family contains the following genera:
Barbantus Parr, 1951
Holtbyrnia Parr, 937
Matsuichthys Sazonov, 1992
Maulisia Parr, 1960
Mentodus Parr, 1951
Mirorictus Parr, 1947
Normichthys Parr, 1951
Pectinantus Sazonov, 1986
Persparsia Parr, 1951
Platytroctes Günther, 1878
Sagamichthys Parr, 1953
Searsia Parr, 1937
Searsioides Sazonov, 1977
†Vachalia Přikryl & Carnevale, 2019
References
Data related to Platytroctidae at Wikispecies
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Manggir
- Argentiniformes
- Platytroctidae
- List of fish families
- Multipore searsid
- Maul's searsid
- Schnakenbeck's searsid
- List of fishes of India
- List of fishes of Ireland
- Mentodus
- Argentiniformes
- Holtbyrnia
