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Genus of ray-finned fishes

Barbantus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Platytroctidae
Genus: Barbantus
A. E. Parr, 1951
Type species
Bathytroctes curvifrons
Roule & Angel, 1931

Barbantus s a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tube shoulders. The fishes in this genus are found in the tropical and temperate areas of the world's oceans but are best known from the Atlantic Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Paltytroctidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Barbantus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Barbantus


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