The tubeshoulders are a
family
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, Platytroctidae, of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
belonging to the order
Alepocephaliformes
Alepocephaliformes is an order of ray-finned fish. It was previously classified as the suborder Alepocephaloidei of the order Argentiniformes
The Argentiniformes are an order of ray-finned fish whose distinctness was recognized only fairly ...
. They are found throughout the world, except for the Mediterranean Sea. Tubeshoulders live at moderate depths of , and some have light-producing organs. They are generally small to medium fish, ranging from in length.
Genera
The family contains the following genera:
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Barbantus''
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Holtbyrnia''
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Matsuichthys''
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Maulisia
''Maulisia'' is a genus of tubeshoulders.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''Maulisia acuticeps'' Yuri Igorevich Sazonov, Sazonov, 1976 (Sharpsnout tubeshoulder)
* ''Maulisia argipalla'' Tetsuo Matsui, Matsui ...
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Mentodus''
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Mirorictus''
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Normichthys''
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Pectinantus''
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Persparsia''
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Platytroctes''
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Sagamichthys''
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Searsia''
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Searsioides''
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Vachalia''
References
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Ray-finned fish families
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