Aulopidae

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Family of ray-finned fishes

title: "Aulopidae" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["aulopidae", "aulopiformes-families", "taxa-named-by-edward-drinker-cope"] description: "Family of ray-finned fishes" topic_path: "general/aulopidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulopidae" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Family of ray-finned fishes ::

| fossil_range = Cenomanian–present, | image = Aulopus purpurissatus.jpg | image_caption = A sergeant baker (Latropiscis purpurissatus) | taxon = Aulopidae | authority = Cope, 1872 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision_ref = | subdivision = * Aulopus

The Aulopidae are a small family of aulopiform ray-finned fish. They are found in most tropical and subtropical oceans, such as the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. The aulopids are commonly known as flagfins.

The aulopids resemble lizardfishes in appearance, and range up to 60 cm in length. They have large dorsal fins, the first ray of which is greatly extended. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living at depths of 1000 m.

The earliest known member of the group is Nematonotus from the Cenomanian of Lebanon.

References

References

  1. {{FishBase family. (2013)
  2. Gomon, M.F., Struthers, C.D. & Stewart, A.L. (2013): A New Genus and Two New Species of the Family Aulopidae (Aulopiformes), Commonly Referred to as Aulopus, Flagfins, Sergeant Bakers or Threadsails, in Australasian Waters. There are about 15 species in 4 genera. ''Species Diversity, 18: 141–161.''
  3. {{FishBase family. (2013)
  4. (1998). "Encyclopedia of Fishes". Academic Press.
  5. (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

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