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Ophidiiformes
Carapidae - Pearlfishes
Ophidiidae - Cusk Eels
Bythitidae - Brotulas
Aphyonidae - Aphyonids
Parabrotulidae - False Brotulas
Ophidiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the Cusk Eels , Pearlfishes , Brotulas , and others.
This order includes a variety of species, including the deepest known, Abyssobrotula galatheae , found at 8,370 m in the Puerto Rico Trench.
The families Ranicipitidae (Tadpole Cod) and Euclichthyidae (Eucla Cod) have been classified in this order, but are now preferred in Gadiformes; Ranicipitidae has been absorbed within the family Gadidae.
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