Order Summary for Beryciformes

  Main Ref
:
  Order
:
Beryciformes sawbellies
  Class
:
Teleostei
  Sister Order
:
Stomiiformes 70 M years
  Ref.
:
  First Fossil Record
:
late Cretaceous
  Occurs in
:
Marine
Fresh
Brackish
  Remark
:
Orbitosphenoid present; two supramaxillae in Berycidae and Holocentridae; subocular shelf present (may be reduced); pelvic fins usually with more than five soft rays; 16 or 17 branched caudal fin rays (or 18 or 19 principal rays); maxillae partially included in gape in some. All species share a modification of the anterior part of the supraorbital and infraorbital sensory canals, called "Jakubowski's organ".
  Class etymology
:
Greek aktis = ray, thunderbolt, beam + Greek pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin. Ref. 45335.
  Order etymology
:
Greek, beryx or berys = a name of a fish. See the etymology of the genus Beryx for more details.
  Families
:

Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]                       
Glossary
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