Lanterneyes, fangtooths and allies
Trachichthyiformes
The Trachichthyiformes /træˈkɪkθi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/ are an order of ray-finned fishes in the superorder Acanthopterygii.
5 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 73 known species
Pinecone Fishes
familyMonocentridae
Slimeheads
familyTrachichthyidae
Lanterneye Fishes
familyAnomalopidae
Fangtooths
familyAnoplogastridae
Spinyfins
familyDiretmidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1303735.