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Nelson, J.S., 1994

Aulopiformes grinners

Actinopterygii

Myctophiformes 70 M years

Carroll, R., 1988  |  Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey, 1997

late Cretaceous

Marine

Fresh

Brackish

Second pharyngobranchial greatly elongated posterolaterally, extending away from third pharyngobranchial, with elongated uncinate process of second epibranchial contacting third pharyngobranchial, and third pharyngobranchial lacking cartilaginous condyle for articulation of second epibranchial.

Greek aktis = ray, thunderbolt, beam + Greek pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin. Ref. 45335.

Greek, aulopias= fistula, pipe, flute; a kind of fistulated fish named "Fistularia" + Latin, forma = shape. Fistula, 1481 (Ref. 45335).

( n = 13 ) -
Alepisauridae Anotopteridae Aulopidae Bathysauridae Bathysauroididae Bathysauropsidae Chlorophthalmidae Evermannellidae Giganturidae Ipnopidae Notosudidae Omosudidae Paralepididae Paraulopidae Pseudotrichonotidae Scopelarchidae Sudidae Synodontidae

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