Normichthys
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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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.
| Normichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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
There 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
