''Normichthys'' 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 ...
fish, named for the ichthyologist
John Roxborough Norman.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Normichthys herringi''
Sazonov & Merrett, 2001
* ''
Normichthys operosus
The multipore searsid (''Normichthys operosus'') is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders).
Name
Its scientific name is from the Latin ''operÅsus'', "busy, hardworking".
Its common name "multipore" refers to the dermal ...
''
A. E. Parr, 1951 (Multipore searsid)
* ''
Normichthys yahganorum''
Lavenberg, 1965
References
Platytroctidae
Ray-finned fish genera
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