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Berycoidei

(Suborder)

Overview

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A taxonomic suborder.

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Taxonomy

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The Suborder Berycoidei is a member of the Order Beryciformes. Here is the complete "parentage" of Berycoidei:

The Suborder Berycoidei is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Anomalopidae

The flashlight fish are a family, the Anomalopidae, of fish. There are some unrelated fish with similar features, some of which are also called flashlight fish. Notable among these are the deep sea lanternfish, of the family Myctophidae, of which there are over 200 species. [more]

Anoplogasteridae

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Anoplogastridae

Fangtooths are deep-sea, ferocious-looking fish of the family Anoplogastridae (sometimes spelt "Anoplogasteridae"). With a circumglobal distribution in tropical and cold-temperate waters, the family contains only two very similar species, in one genus, with no known close relatives: the common fangtooth, Anoplogaster cornuta, found worldwide; and the shorthorned fangtooth, Anoplogaster brachycera, found in the tropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean and the english isles. [more]

Berycidae

The Berycidae is a small family of deep sea fishes, related to the . The family includes the alfonsinos and the nannygais. [more]

Diretmidae

Spinyfins are a family, Diretmidae, of fishes. The name is from Greek, di meaning "two" and eretmos meaning "oar". They are found worldwide in deep waters, down to as much as 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). [more]

Holocentridae

The Holocentridae is a family of , with the members of the subfamily Holocentrinae typically known as squirrelfish, while the members of Myripristinae typically are known as soldierfish. In Hawaii they are known as menpachi. [more]

Monocentridae

Pinecone fishes are small and unusual marine fish of the family Monocentridae. The family contains just four species in two genera, one of which is monotypic. Their distribution is limited to tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Pinecone fishes are popular subjects of public aquaria, but are both expensive and considered a challenge for the hobbyist to maintain. [more]

Trachichthyidae

Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea fish constituting the family Trachichthyidae (derived from the Greek trachys ["rough"] and ichthys ["fish"]). Found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean, the family comprises approximately 45 species in eight genera. Slimeheads are named for the network of muciferous canals riddling their heads. [more]

At least 72 species and subspecies belong to the Family Trachichthyidae.

More info about the Family Trachichthyidae may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: September 22, 2009
2009/09/22 08:43:07