WoRMS taxon details
Alepocephaliformes
- Family Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846
- Family Platytroctidae Koefoed, 1927
- Family Bathylaconidae accepted as Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, merged with Alepocephalidae in Alepocephaliformes)
- Family Leptochilichthyidae Marshall, 1966 accepted as Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, merged with Alepocephalidae in Alepocephaliformes)
- Family Searsiidae accepted as Platytroctidae Koefoed, 1927 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, merged with Platytroctidae in Alepocephaliformes)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Alepocephaliformes. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517449 on 2026-04-17
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Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
