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Fish of the Sardinella genus of the Dorosomatinae subfamily of the Clupeidae family of the Clupeiformes order of the Clupeomorpha superorder. (Round sardinella. Photo © greekwildlife.gr) Round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) was first described in 1847 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794 – 1865). It is a pelagic schooling…

Fish of the Engraulis genus of the Engraulinae subfamily of the Engraulidae (anchovy) family of the Clupeiformes order of the Clupeomorpha superorder. (European anchovy. Photo © Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. mnhn.fr / fishbase.org) European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707 –…

Fish of the Argentina genus of the Argentinidae (herring smelts or argentines) family of the Argentinoidei suborder of the Argentiniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Argentine. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se / fishbase.org) Argentine (Argentina sphyraena) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist…

Fish of the Glossanodon genus of the Argentinidae (herring smelts or argentines) family of the Argentinoidei suborder of the Argentiniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Smalltoothed argentine. Picture © colapisci.it) Smalltoothed argentine (Glossanodon leioglossus) was first described in 1848 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794 – 1865). It inhabits the…

Fish of the Microstoma genus of the Microstomatidae (pencil smelts) family of the Argentinoidei suborder of the Argentiniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Slender argentine. Photo by © Alberto Monteleone. colapisci.it) Slender argentine (Microstoma microstoma) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It is a pelagic deep-sea single…

Fish of the Nansenia genus of the Microstomatidae (pencil smelts) family of the Argentinoidei suborder of the Argentiniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean large-eyed argentine. Photo by © Henk Heessen. marinespecies.org) Mediterranean large-eyed argentine (Nansenia oblita) was first described in 1887 by the Italian ichthyologist and naturalist Luigi Facciolà (1851 -?). It…

Aulopiformes are the only order belonging to the Cyclosquamata superorder. (“A Damsel in Distress”. Photo by © Daniel Stassen. thescuttlefish.com) Aulopiformes are inhabitants of warm waters, and waters of middle latitudes of all oceans. The order comprises 17 existing families, about 45 genera and more than 230 fish species. 10 following…

Fish of the Evermannella genus of the Evermannelidae (sabertooth or sabretooth fish) family of the Alepisauroidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Balbo sabretooth. Photo by © Robin McPhee & Mark McGrouther / NORFANZ Founding Parties. fishesofaustralia.net.au) Balbo sabretooth (Evermannella balbo) was first described in 1810 by the…

Fish of the Arctozenus genus of the Paralepididae (barracudinas) family of the Alepisauroidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Spotted barracudina. Photo by © Trevor Meyer. fishbase.org) Spotted barracudina (Arctozenus risso) was first described in 1840 by the French zoologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-1857). It is a bathypelagic…

Fish of the Lestidiops genus of the Paralepididae (barracudinas) family of the Alepisauroidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Lestidiops sphyrenoides. Photo by © Elias Kyriakakis. fishbase.org) Lestidiops sphyrenoides was first described in 1820 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It is a bathypelagic species. It inhabits the…

Fish of the Paralepis genus of the Paralepididae (barracudinas) family of the Alepisauroidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Sharpchin barracudina. Photo © trawlerphotos.co.uk) Sharpchin barracudina (Paralepis coregonoides) was first described in 1820 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It is a bathypelagic species. It inhabits the depths of…

Fish of the Paralepis genus of the Paralepididae (barracudinas) family of the Alepisauroidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Paralepis speciosa. Picture © colapisci.it) Paralepis speciosa was first described in 1878 by the Italian ichthyologist and paleontologist Cristoforo Bellotti (1823-1919). It inhabits the depths of up to 1,000…

Fish of the Bathypterois genus of the Ipnopidae (deepsea tripod fishes) family of the Chlorophthalmoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Mediterranean spiderfish. Photo © IEO. digitalarchives.tw) Mediterranean spiderfish (Bathypterois dubius) was first described in 1888 by the French zoologist Léon Louis Vaillant (1834-1914). It is a seep…

Fish of the Chlorophthalmus genus of the Chlorophthalmidae (greeneyes) family of the Chlorophthalmoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Shortnose greeneye. Photo © NOAA Photo Library. flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib) Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi) was first described in 1840 by the French zoologist and politician Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-1857). It inhabits…

Fish of the Aulopus genus of the Aulopidae (flagfins) family of the Synodontoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Royal flagfin. Photo © tamar.org.br) Royal flagfin (Aulopus filamentosus) was first described in 1792 by the German naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799). It is a bottom fish. It inhabits the…

Fish of the Saurida genus of the Synodontidae (lizardfishes) family of the Synodontoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Brushtooth lizardfish. Photo by © Baki Yokes. elreedy1.blogspot.com) Brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) was first described in 1848 by the Scottish naturalist John Richardson (1787-1865). It inhabits the depths of…

Fish of the Synodus genus of the Synodontidae (lizardfishes) family of the Synodontoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Atlantic lizardfish. Photo © biologiamarina.org) Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 400 meters, usually…