| Normichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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]
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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.
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (10 March 2024). "Family PLATYTROCTIDAE Koefoed 1927 (Tubeshoulders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 24 November 2024.