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Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Etymology: Mentodus: Latin, mentum = beard, chin + Greek, odous = teeth.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1450 - 1700 m (Ref. 4461). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: between 10° and 12°N and from 22°35'N, 13°38'W in the eastern Atlantic; in subtropical water in the northwest Pacific. Expected to occur in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 39797).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4461)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matsui, T. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987. Review of the deep-sea fish family Platytroctidae (Pisces: Salmoniformes). Bull. Scripps Inst. Oceanogr. 26(1-7):1-159. (Ref. 10887)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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