| Bythitoidei | |
|---|---|
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| Aphyonus gelatinosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Suborder: | Bythitoidei |
Bythitoidei is a suborder of the order Ophidiiformes, the cusk eels. They are distinguished from the other Ophidiform suborder, the Ophidioidei, by being largely viviparous.[1]
Families
The following families make up the suborder Bythitoidei:[2]
- Family Bythitidae Gill, 1861 — viviparous brotulas
- Family Aphyonidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898 —aphyonids, blind cusk-eel
- Family Parabrotulidae Nielsen, 1968 — false brotulas
References
- ↑ Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). FAO Species Catalogue Volume 18 Ophidiiform Fishes of the World (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. p. 3. ISBN 9251043752.
- ↑ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). "Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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