Order Summary for Ateleopodiformes

  Main Ref
:
  Order
:
Ateleopodiformes jellynose fishes
  Class
:
Teleostei
  Sister Order
:
Stomiiformes 70 M years
  Ref.
:
  First Fossil Record
:
  Occurs in
:
Marine
Fresh
Brackish
  Remark
:
Caudal fin reduced, united with the long anal fin; pelvic fin of adults with single ray on throat (young specimens and Guentherus gave several rays, and the pelvics of the latter are behind the pectorals); dorsal fin with 3-13 rays; skeleton largely cartilaginous; snout bilbous; branchiostegal rays 7. Maximum length about 2 m. Marine species.
  Class etymology
:
Greek aktis = ray, thunderbolt, beam + Greek pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin. Ref. 45335.
  Order etymology
:
Greek, a = without + Greek, teleo, teleio = perfect, complet + Greek, pous = foot + Latin, forma = shape (Ref. 45335).
  Families
:
( n = 1 ) -
Ateleopodidae

Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]                       
Glossary
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