Japanese gissu
| 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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Pterothrissus gissu, also known as the Japanese gissu, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Albulidae. 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. This species is the only member of its genus.