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Myctophiformes

 

Myctophiformes

Myctophiformes
:Animalia
:Chordata
:Actinopterygii
:Myctophiformes
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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.

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