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Neoscopelidae Myctophidae |
Myctophiformes is an order of ray-finned fish consisting of two families of deep-sea marine fish, most notably the lanternfishes (Myctophidae).
The order is similar to Aulopiformes, but the pharyngobranchial structure is more standard.
