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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Holtbyrnia A. E. Parr, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| Bathytroctes innesi Fowler, 1934 | |
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Holtbyrnia is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tubeshoulders. The fishes in this genus are found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-West Pacific and the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
- Holtbyrnia anomala Krefft, 1980 (Bighead searsid)
- Holtbyrnia conocephala Sazonov, 1976
- Holtbyrnia cyanocephala (Krefft, 1967)
- Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler, 1934) (Teardrop tubeshoulder)
- Holtbyrnia intermedia (Sazonov, 1976)
- Holtbyrnia laticauda Sazonov, 1976, 1976 (Tusked tubeshoulder)
- Holtbyrnia latifrons Sazonov, 1976, 1976 (Streaklight tubeshoulder)
- Holtbyrnia macrops Maul, 1957 (Bigeye searsid)
- Holtbyrnia ophiocephala Sazonov, 1976 & Golovan, 1976
References
- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Holtbyrnia". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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