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Taxon: Order Lophiiformes Garman, 1899 (fish)
Classification by:

Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Craniata Linnaeus, 1758 see Subphylum Craniata auct.
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
         Order Lophiiformes Garman, 1899 - anglerfishes
           01 Family Lophiidae Rafinesque, 1810 - goosefishes
           02 Family Antennariidae Jarocki, 1822 - Fibonacci frogfishes
           03 Family Tetrabrachiidae Regan, 1912 - tetrabrachiid frogfishes see Subfamily Tetrabrachiinae Regan, 1912
           04 Family Lophichthyidae Boeseman, 1964 - lophichthyid frogfishes see Subfamily Lophichthyinae Boeseman, 1964
           05 Family Brachionichthyidae Gill, 1863 - warty anglerfishes see Subfamily Brachionichthyinae Gill, 1863
           06 Family Chaunacidae Gill, 1863 - gapers
           07 Family Ogcocephalidae Gill, 1893 - batfishes
           08 Family Caulophrynidae Goode & Bean, 1896 - fanfins
           09 Family Neoceratiidae Regan, 1926 - needlebeard seadevils
           10 Family Melanocetidae Gill, 1878 - black seadevils
           11 Family Himantolophidae Gill, 1861 - footballfishes
           12 Family Diceratiidae Regan & Trewavas, 1932 - doublespine seadevils
           13 Family Oneirodidae Gill, 1878 - dreamers
           14 Family Thaumatichthyidae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 - wolftrap seadevils
           15 Family Centrophrynidae Bertelsen, 1951 - prickly seadevils
           16 Family Ceratiidae Gill, 1861 - seadevils
           17 Family Gigantactinidae Boulenger, 1904 - whipnose seadevils
           18 Family Linophrynidae Regan, 1925 - leftvent seadevils

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