Normichthys 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Normichthys A. E. Parr, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Normichthys operosus A. E. Parr, 1951[1]
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The name of the genus honours the British ichthyologist John Roxborough Norman who reported the type species of this genus, N. operosus, as Talismania homoptera in 1930.[2]
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Normichthys herringi Sazonov & Merrett, 2001
- Normichthys operosus A. E. Parr, 1951 (Multipore searsid)
- Normichthys yahganorum Lavenberg, 1965
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.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (10 March 2024). "Family PLATYTROCTIDAE Koefoed 1927 (Tubeshoulders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Normichthys". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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