Biology:Mentodus

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Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes

Mentodus
Mentodus rostratus 2.jpg
Mentodus rostratus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Platytroctidae
Genus: Mentodus
A. E. Parr, 1951

Mentodus is a genus of tubeshoulders.

Species

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

  • Mentodus bythios (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
  • Mentodus crassus A. E. Parr, 1960
  • Mentodus eubranchus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
  • Mentodus facilis (A. E. Parr, 1951)
  • Mentodus longirostris (Sazonov & Golovan, 1976)
  • Mentodus mesalirus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
  • Mentodus perforatus Sazonov & Trunov, 1978
  • Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2738201 entry