Biology:Platytroctes

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Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes

Platytroctes
Platytroctes apus.jpg
Platytroctes apus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Platytroctidae
Genus: Platytroctes
Günther, 1878

Platytroctes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Platytroctidae, the tubeshoulders.

Species

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

  • Platytroctes apus Günther, 1878 – legless searsid
  • Platytroctes mirus (Lloyd, 1909) – leaf searsid

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2092412 entry