See text The tubeshoulders are a family, Platytroctidae, of ray-finned fish belonging to the order Alepocephaliformes.

They are found throughout the world, except for the Mediterranean Sea.

Tubeshoulders live at moderate depths of 300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft), and some have light-producing organs.

They are generally small to medium fish, ranging from 9 to 33 cm (3.5 to 13.0 in) in length.

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