Family Evermannellidae - Sabertooth fishes
Order : Aulopiformes Evermannellidae Evermannellidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 8 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Mesopelagic; chiefly tropical and subtropical. Head and body without normal scales. Tail showing three distinct bands of muscle tissue (epaxial, midlateral, and hypaxial). Tongue toothless. Frontmost palatine tooth much elongated. Size of eye ranging from small to large; mostly tubular. Dorsal fin 10-13 rays. Anal fin 26-37 rays. Pectoral fin 11-13 rays. Swim bladder absent. Vertebrae 45-54. Maximum length about 18 cm. Predaceous.
Etymology : Because of Evermann, a researcher of fauna; 1902
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Cyclosquamata | | | | | | | Aulopiformes | Alepisauroidei | | Evermannellidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Evermannellidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Evermannella balbo (Risso, 1820)
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Scopelus balbo Risso, 1820
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Odontostomus balbo (Risso, 1820)
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! Evermannella balboi (Risso, 1820)
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synonymjuniororiginal
Evermannella hyalina (Cocco, 1838)
synonymjuniornew
! Odontostoma hyalinus Cocco, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
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! Evermanella sicaria Rofen, 1963
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Evermannella indica Brauer, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
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Evermannella indica (non Brauer, 1906)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Evermannella ahlstromi Johnson & Glodek, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Evermannella megalops Johnson & Glodek, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Coccorella atrata (Alcock, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
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acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Odontostomos normalops (Parr, 1928)
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