Japanese gissu

Pterothrissus gissu, also known as the Japanese gissu, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Albulidae.^[3] The Japanese gissu is a rare fish that is distributed in deep water off northwest Pacific Ocean. This fish is known to pass through a leptocephalus larval stage, but only metamorphosed (after reaching the fully grown stage) specimens have been available.^[5] This species is the only member of its genus.^[4]

Japanese gissu
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Albuliformes
Family:	Albulidae
Subfamily:	Pterothrissinae
Genus:	Pterothrissus Hilgendorf, 1877
Species:	P. gissu
Binomial name
Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf, 1877
Synonyms[2][3]
Genus Bathythrissa Günther, 1877 Species Istieus gissu (Hilgendorf, 1877) Bathythrissa dorsalis Günther, 1877 [4]