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Mentodus
	Mentodus rostratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Platytroctidae
Genus:	Mentodus; A. E. Parr, 1951
Type species
	Bathytroctes rostratus; Günther, 1878
Synonyms
	Pellisolus A. E. Parr, 1951 ; Tragularius Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987 ;

Mentodus 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.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:^[2]

Mentodus bythios (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
Mentodus crassus A. E. Parr, 1960
Mentodus eubranchus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
Mentodus facilis (A. E. Parr, 1951)
Mentodus longirostris (Sazonov & Golovan, 1976)
Mentodus mesalirus (Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987)
Mentodus perforatus Sazonov & Trunov, 1978
Mentodus rostratus (Günther, 1878)

References

^ ^a ^b 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 Mentodus". FishBase. February 2012 version.

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[CofF-1] 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.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mentodus". FishBase. February 2012 version.

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