Alepisauriformes
| Alepisauriformes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent |
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| Sand diver, Synodus intermedius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Infraclass: | Teleostei |
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Alepisauriformes Regan, 1911 |
Alepisauriformes (meaning "lizard form without scales") is an order of fish described by Regan in 1911.
A Russian fossil of Apateodus dates back around 112 million years.
There is a living genus, Alepisaurus (lancetfishes), which used to be classified here, now it is classified in the order Aulopiformes.
Alepisauriformes includes the following genera:
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