Platytroctes is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Platytroctidae, the tubeshoulders.
| Platytroctes | |
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| Platytroctes apus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Platytroctes Günther, 1878 |
Species edit
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Platytroctes apus Günther, 1878 – legless searsid
- Platytroctes mirus (Lloyd, 1909) – leaf searsid
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Platytroctes in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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