Family Platytroctidae - Tubeshoulders
  Order
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  Class
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Actinopterygii
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 13 | Species : 39 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Distribution: all oceans except Mediterranean . Blue-green luminous fluid coming from a conspicuous opening through tubular papilla just below lateral line is produced by the black shoulder sac apparatus located under the shoulder girdle. Many with light organs; in adults directed ventrally. Canal system subcutaneous, often connected to scale pockets by pores. Pectoral fin 14-28 rays. Pelvic fin 6-10 rays; fins absent in Platroctes apus. Swim bladder absent. Branchiostegal 4-8 rays. Vertebrae 40-52. Maximum length about 30 cm. Most species occur between 300 - 1,000 m.
  Etymology
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Greek, platys = flat, broad + Greek, troktos, -e,-on = good for eating ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
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nonguarders
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  Main Ref
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Alepocephali | Alepocephaliformes | Platytroctidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Platytroctidae as currently in FishBase

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This list uses some data from Catalog of Fishes (not shown but used to sort names).

In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status;   2: Different status;   3: Other combination;   4: Synonym in CofF;   5: Species/Subspecies issue;   6: Synonym of another species in CofF;   7: Not in CofF;   8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).

The list ordered as follows:

Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination CofF
Platytroctes apus Günther, 1878
acceptedseniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Platytroctes mirus (Lloyd, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler, 1934)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes innesi Fowler, 1934
synonymseniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia kulikovi Sazonov, 1976
synonymjuniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia macrops (non Maul, 1957)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia intermedia (Sazonov, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia laticauda Sazonov, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia latifrons Sazonov, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia ophiocephala Sazonov & Golovan, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia anomala Krefft, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal2
Mentodus rostratus (non Günther, 1878)
misappliedmisappliednew
Holtbyrnia melanocephala (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Searsia koefoedi Parr, 1937
acceptedseniororiginal2
! Searsea koefoedi Parr, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Bathytroctes rostratus (non Günther, 1878)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal2
Barbantus curvifrons (Roule & Angel, 1931)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes curvifrons Roule & Angel, 1931
synonymseniororiginal2
Barbantus elongatus Krefft, 1970
acceptedseniororiginal2
Pectinantus elongatus (Krefft, 1970)
synonymseniornew
Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878
synonymseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia rostrata (Günther, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Holtbyrnia rostratus (Günther, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Searsia rostratus (Günther, 1878)
synonymseniornew
! Bathtroctes rostratus Günther, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
! Bathyroctes rostratus Günther, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Mentodus facilis (Parr, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
Mentodus crassus Parr, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal2
Tragularius crassus (Parr, 1960)
synonymseniornew
Mentodus longirostris (Sazonov & Golovan, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
Pellisolus longirostris Sazonov & Golovan, 1976
synonymseniororiginal2
Mentodus perforatus Sazonov & Trunov, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal2
Pellisolus perforatus (Sazonov & Trunov, 1978)
synonymseniornew
Tragularius perforatus (Sazonov & Trunov, 1978)
synonymseniornew
Mentodus rostratus (non Günther, 1878)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mentodus bythios (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Tragularius bythios Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal2
Mentodus eubranchus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Pellisolus eubranchus Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal2
Pellisolus facilis (non Parr, 1951)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mentodus mesalirus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Tragularius mesalirus Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal
! Normichthys operosa Parr, 1951
synonymseniororiginal1
synonymjuniororiginal2
Bathytroctes homopterus (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Normichthys yahganorum Lavenberg, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal2
Normichthys herringi Sazonov & Merrett, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal2
Persparsia kopua (Phillipps, 1942)
acceptedseniornew
Bathytroctes kopua Phillipps, 1942
synonymseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
synonymseniornew
Sagamichthys gracilis Sazonov, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal2
Maulisia mauli Parr, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal2
Holbyrnia polycoeca (non Parr, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Searsia polycoeca (non Parr, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Maulisia acuticeps Sazonov, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal2
Maulisia microlepis Sazonov & Golovan, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal2
Maulisia argipalla Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal2
Holtbyrnia polycoeca (non Parr, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Maulisia mauli (non Parr, 1960)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Maulisia isaacsi Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
Searsia multispinus (Sazonov, 1977)
synonymseniornew
! Searsioides multispinis Sazonov, 1977
synonymseniororiginal
Searsioides calvala (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Searsia calvala Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979
synonymseniororiginal2
Pectinantus parini (Sazonov, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
Barbantus parini Sazonov, 1976
synonymseniororiginal2
Matsuichthys aequipinnis (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Barbantus aequipinnis Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
synonymseniororiginal2
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