''Mentodus'' is a genus of
tubeshoulder
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 , and some have light-pr ...
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Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Mentodus bythios''
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* Albert Rosenblatt (born 1936), New York Court of Appeals judge
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* ''
Mentodus crassus''
A. E. Parr, 1960
* ''
Mentodus eubranchus''
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* Albert Rosenblatt (born 1936), New York Court of Appeals judge
* Dana Rosenblatt, known as "Dangerous" (born 1972), American boxer
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* ''
Mentodus facilis''
( A. E. Parr, 1951)
* ''
Mentodus longirostris''
( Sazonov & Golovan, 1976)
* ''
Mentodus mesalirus''
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* Albert Rosenblatt (born 1936), New York Court of Appeals judge
* Dana Rosenblatt, known as "Dangerous" (born 1972), American boxer
* Elie ...
, 1987)
* ''
Mentodus perforatus''
Sazonov & Trunov, 1978
* ''
Mentodus rostratus''
( Günther, 1878)
References
Platytroctidae
Ray-finned fish genera
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