Family Veliferidae 
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Body deep, trunk less than head* Caudal peduncle distinct# 
Head short, deep, compressed# Snout short# Eye little advanced from 
middle of head# Teeth obsolete or absent# Interorbital high# Scales 
small# Dorsal and anal elevated anteriorly, gradually shorter to lest 
rays# Caudal forked# Pectorals short# Yentrals little longer than 
pectorals# 
One genus# 
Genus Yelifer Schlegel 
Yelifer Schlegel , Fauna Japonica, Poiss*, pt# 15, p# 312, 1850# 
(Atypic# Type Yelifer hypselopt erus Bleaker, affixed #) — 
Bleaker , Verb# Akad# Ifteten# Amsterdam, vol* 18, p# 16, 1879# 
(Type Velifer hypselopteru s Bleaker , monotypic#) 
Caudal part of body greatly longer than trunk# Head small, 
lower jaw longer* Maxillary short* Lateral line axial along side* 
Caudal and paired fins rather small# 
