#zeiformes

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Order: Zeiformes

Common Name: no common name for the collective order; could be called “dories and allies”

Families: 6 - Cyttidae (“lookdown dories”), Grammicolepididae (“tinselfishes”), Oreosomatidae (“oreos”), Parazenidae (“parazens”), Zeidae (“dories”), and Zeniontidae (zeniontids)

Anatomy: deep, laterally compressed body; large mouth with distensible jaws; many have tall, spined dorsal fin

Diet: zooplankton, crustaceans, smaller fish, and cephalopods

Habitat: marine habitats worldwide, most are demersal, ranging from 10 metres (33 ft) down to 1,600 m (ft) deep

Evolved in: Late Cretaceous

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Propaganda under the cut:

Lampriformes. This order is made up of opahs (also known as moonfish or sunfish) and their relatives, such as oarfish, crestfishes, and ribbonfishes

Zeiformes. This order is made up of mainly deep-sea fishes, including dories.

Thorny Tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus)

...a species of deep sea tinselfish that is found in waters worldwide. Thorny tinselfish typically are found in waters around 900-3,000 feet deep and are benthopelagic. Not much else is known about their biology/ecology.

Phylogeny

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Mirror Dory (Zenopsis nebulosa)

Also known as the Deepsea Dory or Trawl Dory, the mirror dory is a species of dory that is distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific. Mirror dories occur in deep waters around the continental shelf and swim close to the sea floor. This causes them to get caught by trawlers alot and they are commonly used as a food fish. Like other members of Zeidae Z.nebulosa is a predator and will feed on active schooling fish.

Phylogeny

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