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Species of ray-finned fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pterothrissus gissu, also known as the Japanese gissu, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Albulidae.[2] The Japanese gissu is a rare fish that is distributed in deep water off northwest Pacific Ocean. This fish is known to pass through a leptocephalus larval stage, but only metamorphosed (after reaching the fully grown stage) specimens have been available.[4] This species is the only member of its genus.[3]
Japanese gissu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Albuliformes |
Family: | Albulidae |
Subfamily: | Pterothrissinae |
Genus: | Pterothrissus Hilgendorf, 1877 |
Species: | P. gissu |
Binomial name | |
Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf, 1877 | |
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