Alepocephaliformes
Alepocephaliformes is an order of ray-finned fish. It was previously classified as the suborder Alepocephaloidei of the order Argentiniformes.[1][2][3]
| Alepocephaliformes | |
|---|---|
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| California slickhead, Alepocephalus tenebrosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Cohort: | Otocephala |
| Superorder: | Alepocephali |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Families | |
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Subdivisions
- Family Alepocephalidae (typical slickheads) (includes former families Bathylaconidae; Leptochilichthyidae)[2]
- Family Platytroctidae (including Searsiidae)
References
- Betancur-R., Ricardo; Wiley, Edward O.; Arratia, Gloria; Acero, Arturo; Bailly, Nicolas; Miya, Masaki; Lecointre, Guillaume; Ortí, Guillermo (6 July 2017). "Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (1): 162. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 5501477. PMID 28683774.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Alepocephaliformes" in FishBase. April 2021 version.
- Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
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