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Aiepisauridae 



Anotopteridae 



Aulopodidae 



Bathypteroidae 



CMorophthalmidae 



Evermannellidae 



Harpadontidae 



Prionolepis cataphractus 

 Redescription 

 Scales 

 Vertebrae 

 Visceral skeleton 



Anatomy 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Rhynchodercetis gortani 

 Redescription 

 Synonymy 

 Vertebrae 

 Rhynchodercetis hakelensis 

 Redescription 

 Redefinition 

 Vertebrae 

 Visceral skeleton 



Anatomy 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Rhynchodercetis yovanovitchi 



Redescription 

 Sardinioides 

 Redefinition 



Primitive vs advanced traits 

 Sardinioides minimus 

 Redescription 

 Synonymy 

 Scales 

 Vertebrae 

 Caudal skeleton 

 Visceral skeleton 



Anatomy 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Sardinioididae 

 New family 

 Relationships 

 Cretaceous 

 Sardinius cordieri 

 Relationships 



Primitive vs advanced traits 

 Saurorhamphus 

 Redefinition 

 Saurorhamphus Jreyeri 

 Redescription 

 Scales 

 Vertebrae 

 Visceral skeleton 



Anatomy 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Volcichthys dainelli 

 Relationships 

 Aiepisauridae 

 Alepisaurvs 



Meso pelagic zone 



Populations 

 Vertical distribution 

 Copepoda 



Intensity of infection 



Host parasite interactions 

 Feeding 

 Gut contents 

 AJepisaurus borealis 

 Distribution 



AJepisaurus breiirostris 

 Aiepisauridae 



AJepisaurus ferox 

 As predator 

 AJepisaurus ferox 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Distribution 



Larva 

 Gut contents 



Geographic variation 



Anotopteridae 



Anotopterus pharao 

 Skull 



Anatomy 



Distribution 



Migrations 



Aulopodidae 



Relationships 



Redefinition 



.Axial skeleton 



.Anatomy 



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 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Visceral skeleton 



Anatomy 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Jaw muscles 

 Anatomy 

 Function 



Descriptive evolution 

 AuJopus 



Gill arch teeth 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 



AuJopus fuamentosus 



Caudal skeleton 



Pectoral girdle 



Visceral skeleton 



Anatomy 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 AuJopus japonic us 

 Axial skeleton 



Anatomy 



Caudal skeleton 



Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

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Anatomy 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Jaw muscles 

 Anatomy 

 Function 



Descriptive evolution 

 AuJopus purpurissatus 

 Jaw muscles 

 Anatomy 

 Function 

 Descriptive evolution 



Bathypteroidae 



Vertical distribution 

 Bathypterois 



Vertical distribution 

 Bathypterois bigeiowi 



Habitat preference 



Ch 1 o ro p h thalmidae 

 Relationships 

 Redefinition 

 ChJorophthaJmus 



Fish communities 

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 Morphometries 

 Caudal skeleton 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Visceral skeleton 



Anatomy 

 Weight length relationship 

 Infraspecific variation 



Populations 

 Vertical distribution 

 Distribution 

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Weight length relationship 

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 Distribution 



Evennann e llidae 

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Vertical distribution 



Distribution 

 Odontostomops normaJops 



Distribution 



Harpadontidae 

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Pharynx and esophagus 

 Anatomy 

 Histology 

 Function 

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 Anatomy 

 Histology 

 Function 

 Rate of growth 

 Coefficient of condition 



Seasonal changes 

 Distribution 



Seasonal abundance 



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