Beryciformes
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Beryciformes
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The Beryciformes are an order of ray-finned fishes, a poorly understood group of seven families.[1] Most of about 157 species live in deep marine waters and avoid bright light, coming closer to the surface at night.[2]
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Classification
The order contains seven families:[3]
- Suborder Berycoidei
- Berycidae—alfonsinos, nannygais
- Suborder Holocentroidei
- Holocentridae—soldierfishes, squirrelfishes
- Suborder Trachichthyoidei
- Anomalopidae—flashlight fishes, lanterneye fishes
- Anoplogastridae—fangtooth fishes, fangtooths
- Diretmidae—spinyfins
- Monocentridae—pineconefishes, pineapple fishes
- Trachichthyidae—redfishes, roughies, slimeheads
Timeline of genera
Notes
- ↑ WoRMS. (2013). Beryciformes. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Eds. FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2013.
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Beryciformes" in FishBase. November 2008 version.
References
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External links
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- Beryciformes at the Encyclopedia of Life
