Ophidiiformes

== Translingual == === Etymology === Ophidion +‎ -iformes === Proper noun === Ophidiiformes A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – certain fish with small heads, long, thin bodies, and a single long dorsal fin. ==== Hypernyms ==== (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass ==== Hyponyms ==== (order): Ophidioidei, Bythitoidei – suborders Carapidae (pearlfishes), Ophidiidae (cusk-eels), Acanthonidae (deepsea cusk-eels), Brotulidae (bearded cusk-eels) – families in suborder Ophidioidei; Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas), Parabrotulidae (false brotulas) – families in suborder Bythitoidei === See also === Aphyonidae (blind cusk-eels) === References === Ophidiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ophidiiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ophidiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ophidiiformes at World Register of Marine Species Ophidiiformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Ophidiiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Ophidiiformes”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI