Family Platytroctidae - Tubeshoulders
  Order
:
Platytroctidae Platytroctidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 13 | Species : 40 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
:
Distribution: all oceans except Mediterranean . Blue-green luminous fluid coming from a conspicuous opening through tubular papilla just below lateral line is produced by the black shoulder sac apparatus located under the shoulder girdle. Many with light organs; in adults directed ventrally. Canal system subcutaneous, often connected to scale pockets by pores. Pectoral fin 14-28 rays. Pelvic fin 6-10 rays; fins absent in Platroctes apus. Swim bladder absent. Branchiostegal 4-8 rays. Vertebrae 40-52. Maximum length about 30 cm. Most species occur between 300 - 1,000 m.
  Etymology
:
Greek, platys = flat, broad + Greek, troktos, -e,-on = good for eating ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Alepocephali | | | | | | | | | Alepocephaliformes | | | Platytroctidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Platytroctidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Platytroctes apus Günther, 1878
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Platytroctes mirus (Lloyd, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler, 1934)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes innesi Fowler, 1934
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Holtbyrnia kulikovi Sazonov, 1976
synonymjuniororiginal
Holtbyrnia macrops (non Maul, 1957)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Holtbyrnia melanocephala (Vaillant, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia intermedia (Sazonov, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia laticauda Sazonov, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia latifrons Sazonov, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia ophiocephala Sazonov & Golovan, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia anomala Krefft, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Mentodus rostratus (non Günther, 1878)
misappliedmisappliednew
Holtbyrnia melanocephala (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Searsia koefoedi Parr, 1937
acceptedseniororiginal
! Searsea koefoedi Parr, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
! Serasia koefoedi Parr, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Bathytroctes rostratus (non Günther, 1878)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Barbantus curvifrons (Roule & Angel, 1931)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes curvifrons Roule & Angel, 1931
synonymseniororiginal
Barbantus elongatus Krefft, 1970
acceptedseniororiginal
Pectinantus elongatus (Krefft, 1970)
synonymseniornew
Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia rostrata (Günther, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Holtbyrnia rostratus (Günther, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Searsia rostratus (Günther, 1878)
synonymseniornew
! Bathtroctes rostratus Günther, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
! Bathyroctes rostratus Günther, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Mentodus facilis (Parr, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Mentodus crassus Parr, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal
Tragularius crassus (Parr, 1960)
synonymseniornew
Mentodus longirostris (Sazonov & Golovan, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
Pellisolus longirostris Sazonov & Golovan, 1976
synonymseniororiginal
Mentodus perforatus Sazonov & Trunov, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal
Pellisolus perforatus (Sazonov & Trunov, 1978)
synonymseniornew
Tragularius perforatus (Sazonov & Trunov, 1978)
synonymseniornew
Mentodus rostratus (non Günther, 1878)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mentodus bythios (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Tragularius bythios Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Mentodus eubranchus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Pellisolus eubranchus Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Pellisolus facilis (non Parr, 1951)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mentodus mesalirus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Tragularius mesalirus Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathytroctes homopterus (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Normichthys yahganorum Lavenberg, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal
Normichthys herringi Sazonov & Merrett, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Persparsia kopua (Phillipps, 1942)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes kopua Phillipps, 1942
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Sagamichthys gracilis Sazonov, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal
Maulisia mauli Parr, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal
Holbyrnia polycoeca (non Parr, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Searsia polycoeca (non Parr, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Maulisia acuticeps Sazonov, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Maulisia microlepis Sazonov & Golovan, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Maulisia argipalla Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Holtbyrnia polycoeca (non Parr, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Maulisia mauli (non Parr, 1960)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Maulisia isaacsi Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Searsia multispinus (Sazonov, 1977)
synonymseniornew
! Searsioides multispinis Sazonov, 1977
synonymseniororiginal
Searsioides calvala (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Searsia calvala Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
Pectinantus parini (Sazonov, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
Barbantus parini Sazonov, 1976
synonymseniororiginal
Matsuichthys aequipinnis (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Barbantus aequipinnis Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
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