Barbantus
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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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.
| Barbantus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Barbantus A. E. Parr, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Bathytroctes curvifrons | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Barbantus curvifrons (Roule & Angel, 1931) (Palebelly searsid)
- Barbantus elongatus G. Krefft, 1970
