Order Summary for Aulopiformes

Order Summary for Aulopiformes
Main Ref	:	Nelson, J.S., 1994
Order	:	Aulopiformes grinners
Class	:	Teleostei
Sister Order	:	Myctophiformes 70 M years
Ref.	:	Carroll, R., 1988 \| Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey, 1997
First Fossil Record	:	late Cretaceous
Occurs in	:		Marine	Fresh	Brackish
Remark	:	Second pharyngobranchial greatly elongated posterolaterally, extending away from third pharyngobranchial, with elongated uncinate process of second epibranchial contacting third pharyngobranchial, and third pharyngobranchial lacking cartilaginous condyle for articulation of second epibranchial.
Class etymology	:	Greek aktis = ray, thunderbolt, beam + Greek pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin. Ref. 45335.
Order etymology	:	Greek, aulopias= fistula, pipe, flute; a kind of fistulated fish named "Fistularia" + Latin, forma = shape. Fistula, 1481 (Ref. 45335).
Families	:	( n = 15 ) Alepisauridae Anotopteridae Aulopidae Bathysauridae Bathysauroididae Bathysauropsidae Chlorophthalmidae Evermannellidae Giganturidae Ipnopidae Lestidiidae Notosudidae Omosudidae Paralepididae Paraulopidae Pseudotrichonotidae Scopelarchidae Sudidae Synodontidae