Platytroctidae
| Platytroctidae | |
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| Legless searsid (Platytroctes apus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae Roule, 1916 |
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Barbantus | |
The tubeshoulders are a family, the Platytroctidae, of marine smelts. They are found throughout the world, except for the Mediterranean Sea. Tubeshoulders live at moderate depths of 300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft), and some have light-producing organs. They are generally small to medium fish, ranging from 9 to 33 cm (3.5 to 13.0 in) in length.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Platytroctidae" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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