Barbantus
Sign in to saveBarbantus 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderOsmeriformes
- FamilyPlatytroctidae
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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.
==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Barbantus curvifrons (Roule & Angel, 1931) (Palebelly searsid) Barbantus elongatus G. Krefft, 1970
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