Zeiformes
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Scientific name | Zeiformes |
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Rank | Order |
Higher classification | Ray-finned fishes |
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ID | 2306491 |
About Zeiformes
The Zeiformes are a small order of marine ray-finned fishes most notable for the dories, a group of common food fish. The order consists of about 33 species in seven families, mostly deep-sea types. Zeiform bodies are usually thin and deep. Mouths are large, with distensible jaws, and there is no orbitosphenoid.