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Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Etymology: Normichthys: Because of John Roxburgh Norman, British ichthyiologist 1898-1944 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Roxborough Norman (1898–1944) was an English ichthyologist who started his working life as a bank clerk. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 721 - 5000 m (Ref. 119426), usually ? - 1000 m (Ref. 4461). Deep-water; 66°N - 18°S, 77°W - 15°E
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and western part of British Isles to Portugal including Azores Island (northern and western boundaries apparently following the 1,000 m isotherm for 4°C and the southern boundary for 5°C); and from the Canary Islands to Senegal, Gulf of Guinea and Angola (Ref. 4461).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5951)
Minimum depth based from Ref. 117245.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Quéro, J.-C., T. Matsui, R.H. Rosenblatt and Y.I. Sazonov, 1984. Searsiidae. p. 256-267. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6682)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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