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: 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)
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