Japanese gissu

Japanese gissu
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
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
Synonyms
	Genus Bathythrissa Günther 1877 ; Species Istieus gissu (Hilgendorf 1877) ; Bathythrissa dorsalis Günther 1877 ;

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.

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