Ophidiiformes
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Carapidae (pearlfishes) Ophidiidae (cusk eels) Bythitidae (brotulas) Aphyonidae (aphyonids) Parabrotulidae (false brotulas) |
Ophidiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the cusk eels, pearlfishes, brotulas, and others.
This order includes a variety of species, includes the deepest known, Abyssobrotula galatheae, found at 8,370 m in the Puerto Rico Trench.
The families Ranicipitidae (tadpole cod) and Euclichthyidae (eucla cod) have been classified in this order, but are now preferred in Gadiformes.
