Searsid Explained

Searsid is a term used to refer to fish of the family Platytroctidae that resemble Searsia koefoedi. Fish referred to as searsids include:

• bigeye searsid (Holtbyrnia macrops)
• bighead searsid (Holtbyrnia anomala)
• Koefoed's searsid (Searsia koefoedi)
• legless searsid (Platytroctes apus)
• Maul's searsid (Maulisia mauli)
• multipore searsid (Normichthys operosus)
• palebelly searsid (Barbantus curvifrons)
• palegold searsid (Maulisia argipalla)
• Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki)
• smallscale searsid (Maulisia microlepis)