Lampriformes

Lampriformes is an order of ray-finned fish. They are known as lamprids. A synonym for this order is called Lampridiformes, but it is an apparently incorrect spelling variant.

 Description and ecology 
Lampriformes are pelagic feeders that stay well above the sea floor, and normally occur in waters 100–1000 m deep. As adults, they're brightly colored, often with brilliant crimson fins.

Some are rounded in lateral view, while others are very elongated. One of them, the giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), is the longest known bony fish.

 Families and genera 

 Families 

 Extant 

 Family Veliferidae — sailfin moonfish
 Family Lampridae — opahs
 Family Trachipteridae — ribbonfish
 Family Regalecidae — oarfish
 Family Lophotidae — crestfish

 Extinct 

 Family Turkmenidae (fossil)

 Genera 

 Extant 

 Genus Lampris (opahs)
 Genus Radiicephalus (tapertail)
 Genus Agrostichthys (streamer fish)
 Genus Regalecus
 Genus Desmodema
 Genus Trachipterus
 Genus Zu
 Genus Eumecichthys
 Genus Lophotus
 Genus Metavelifer
 Genus Velifer

 Extinct 

 Genus Bathysoma (fossil)
 Genus Nardovelifer (fossil)
 Genus Palaeocentrotus (fossil)
 Genus Veronavelifer (fossil)
 Genus Oechsleria (fossil)
 Genus Wettonius (fossil)
 Genus Megalampris (fossil)


 Related pages 

 Bandfish

 Footnotes 

 ^ Nelson (2006): pp.226,228
 ^ Woodhouse (1910), Glare (1968-1982), FishBase (2006), Nelson (2006): pp.226-230
 ^ Woodhouse (1910), Olney (1998), Nelson (2006): p.226
 ^ Jump up to:a b Olney (1998), Nelson (2006): p.226
 ^ Nelson (2006): p.226, Diogo (2008)
 ^ Nelson (2006): pp.226-230

 References 

 Woodhouse, S.C. (1910): English-Greek Dictionary - A Vocabulary of the Attic Language. George Routledge & Sons Ltd., Broadway House, Ludgate Hill, E.C. Searchable JPEG fulltext

Taxon identifiers Wikidata: Q547507
 Wikispecies: Lampridiformes
 ADW: Lampridiomorpha
 AFD: Lampridiformes
Authority control databases: National  Israel