Alepocephaliformes is an
order of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
. It was previously classified as the suborder Alepocephaloidei of the order
Argentiniformes
The Argentiniformes are an order of ray-finned fish whose distinctness was recognized only fairly recently. In former times, they were included in the Osmeriformes (typical smelt and allies) as suborder Argentinoidei. That term refers only to ...
.
Subdivisions
* Family
Alepocephalidae (typical slickheads) (includes former families
Bathylaconidae;
Leptochilichthyidae)
* Family
Platytroctidae (including Searsiidae)
References
Ray-finned fish orders
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