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Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Etymology: Mentodus: Latin, mentum = beard, chin + Greek, odous = teeth; bythios: From the Greek bythios, of the deep, in reference to the habitat of platytroctids.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1420 m (Ref. 10887). Deep-water, preferred ?
Distribution
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Indo-West Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10887)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 19;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 17;
Vertebrae: 43. Lateral line marked with neuromasts or papillae. Scale pockets with 0-4 subcutaneous pores of 0.1-0.15 mm diameter. Cephalic lateral line canals branched. Lacrimal extending back to mideye. Head length 2.8 in SL; greatest body depth 4.9 in SL.
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matsui, T. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1984. Review of the deep-sea fish family Platytroctidae (Pisces: Salmoniformes). Bull. Scripps Inst. Oceanogr. 26(1-7):1-59. (Ref. 10887)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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