Myctophiformes |

Spotted lanternfish, Myctophum punctatum
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Scientific classification |
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Families |
Neoscopelidae
Myctophidae |
Myctophiformes is an
order of
ray-finned fish consisting of two families of deep-sea
marine fish, most notably the highly abundant lanternfishes
(Myctophidae).
The order is similar to Aulopiformes, but the
pharyngobranchial structure is more standard.
References
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"Myctophiformes".
FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly.
January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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J. S. Nelson,
Fishes of the World