| Mentodus | |
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| Mentodus rostratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Mentodus A. E. Parr, 1951 |
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| Bathytroctes rostratus Günther, 1878 | |
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Mentodus is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tube shoulders. The species in this genus are known from tropical and temperate oceans around the world.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:
- Mentodus bythios (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
- Mentodus crassus A. E. Parr, 1960
- Mentodus eubranchus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
- Mentodus facilis (A. E. Parr, 1951)
- Mentodus longirostris (Sazonov & Golovan, 1976)
- Mentodus mesalirus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
- Mentodus perforatus Sazonov & Trunov, 1978
- Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878)
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 Mentodus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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