Biology:Alepisauriformes

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Alepisauriformes
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent
Synodus intermedius.jpg
Sand diver, Synodus intermedius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Infraclass:
Teleostei
Order:
Alepisauriformes

Regan, 1911

Alepisauriformes (meaning "lizard form without scales") is an order of fish described by Regan in 1911.

A Russian fossil of Apateodus dates back around 112 million years.

There is a living genus, Alepisaurus (lancetfishes), which used to be classified here, now it is classified in the order Aulopiformes.[1]

Alepisauriformes includes the following genera:


Timeline of genera

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Alepisaurus in FishBase. February 2012 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4716179 entry