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Suborder Enchodontoidei Dercetidae (extinct) Cimolichthyidae (extinct) Prionolepididae (extinct) Enchodontidae (extinct) Eurypholidae (extinct) Halecidae (extinct) Apateopholidae (extinct) Ichthyotringidae (extinct) Suborder Giganturoidei Giganturidae (telescopefishes) Suborder Aulopoidei Aulopodidae (aulopus) Suborder Chlorophthalmoidei Chlorophthalmidae (greeneyes) Ipnopidae Scopelarchidae (pearleyes) Notosudidae (waryfishes) Suborder Alepisauroidei Synodontidae (lizardfishes) Pseudotrichonotidae Paralepididae (barracudinas) Anotopteridae (daggertooth) Evermannelidae (sabertooth fishes) Omosudidae Alepisauridae (lancetfishes) |
Aulopiformes is an order of ray-finned fish consisting of thirteen living families of marine fish. They are grouped together on the strength of common features of pharyngobranchial structure.
Many of the aulopiforms are deepsea fish, and some species are hermaphrodites.
