Japanese gissu

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Japanese gissu

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Albulidae
Genus: Pterothrissus
Species: P. gissu
Binomial name
Pterothrissus gissu
Hilgendorf, 1877

The Japanese gissu, Pterothrissus gissu, is a saltwater fish species of the Albulidae family. The Japanese Gissu is a rare albulid fish that is distributed in deep water off Japan. This fish is known to pass through a leptocephalus larval stage, but only metamorphosed (after reaching the fully grown stage) specimens have been available.