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.
| Barbantus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Barbantus A. E. Parr, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Bathytroctes curvifrons | |
Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Barbantus curvifrons (Roule & Angel, 1931) (Palebelly searsid)
- Barbantus elongatus G. Krefft, 1970
References
edit- ^ 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 Barbantus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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