MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Alepocephaliformes

ERMS taxon details

Alepocephaliformes

AphiaID

1517449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1517449)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Teleostei

Direct children (4)

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Family Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846
Family Platytroctidae Koefoed, 1927
Family Bathylaconidae Parr, 1948 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)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Alepocephaliformes. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517449 on 2026-10-11

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Alepocephaliformes. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517449 on 2026-10-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-06-30 07:28:59Z

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db_admin

2025-11-22 18:01:03Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2026-10-10 20:55:52Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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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]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alepocephaliformes)
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