Platytroctidae

The tubeshoulders are a family, Platytroctidae, of ray-finned fish belonging to the order Alepocephaliformes. They are found throughout the world, except for the Mediterranean Sea. Tubeshoulders live at moderate depths of 300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft), and some have light-producing organs. They are generally small to medium fish, ranging from 9 to 33 cm (3.5 to 13.0 in) in length.^[2]

Platytroctidae
Legless searsid (Platytroctes apus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Platytroctidae Koefoed, 1927[1]
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Platytroctidés Roule 1916 Searsiidae Parr 1951 corrig. Lindberg 1971 Barbantini Sazonov 1986 Mirorictinae Parr 1951

Genera

The family contains the following genera:^[3]

• Barbantus Parr, 1951
• Holtbyrnia Parr, 937
• Matsuichthys Sazonov, 1992
• Maulisia Parr, 1960
• Mentodus Parr, 1951
• Mirorictus Parr, 1947
• Normichthys Parr, 1951
• Pectinantus Sazonov, 1986
• Persparsia Parr, 1951
• Platytroctes Günther, 1878
• Sagamichthys Parr, 1953
• Searsia Parr, 1937
• Searsioides Sazonov, 1977
• †Vachalia Přikryl & Carnevale, 2019^[4]