Alepocephaliformes
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Alepocephaliformes is an order of marine deep-sea teleost fishes. It was previously classified as the suborder Alepocephaloidei of the order Argentiniformes.
Alepocephalus tenebrosus
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Teleostei, members of which are known as teleosts, is, by far, the largest group of ray-finned fishes, with 96% of all extant species of fish. The Teleostei, which is variously considered a division o
Alepocephaliformes
…Alepocephaliformes is an order of marine deep-sea teleost fishes. It was previously classified as the suborder Alepocephaloidei of the order Argentiniformes. As an adaptation to a life in the deep-sea, they…
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Teleost skull and jaw anatomy enables them both to suck in prey, and to close the mouth without expelling the prey again.
Caudal skeleton showing symmetrical (homocercal) tail
Aspidorhynchus acustirostris, an early teleost from the Middle Jurassic