Platytroctidae

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Platytroctidae
Platytroctes apus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osmeriformes
Family:
Platytroctidae
Genera

See Text

The tubeshoulders are a family, the Platytroctidae, of marine osmeriform fishes. They are found throughout the world, except for the Mediterranean sea. Tubeshoulders live at moderate depths of 300 metres (980 ft) to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), and some have light-producing organs. They are generally small to medium fish, ranging from 9 centimetres (3.5 in) to 33 centimetres (13 in) in length.[1]

Genera and species

The family contains 39 species grouped into 13 genera:[1]

Family Platytroctidae

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Platytroctidae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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