Alepocephaliformes
| Alepocephaliformes | |
|---|---|
| California slickhead, Alepocephalus tenebrosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Cohort: | Otocephala |
| Superorder: | Alepocephali |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes Marshall, 1962 |
| Type species | |
| Alepocephalus rostratus | |
| Families | |
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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.
As an adaptation to a life in the deep-sea, there is no swim bladder, and the ossification of the skeleton is reduced. The largest known member is Narcetes shonanmaruae, the largest deep-sea-endemic bony fish.