Caristiidae
| Manefishes | |
|---|---|
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| Platyberyx opalescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: |
Caristiidae T. N. Gill & H. M. Smith, 1905 |
| Genera | |
Manefishes are perciform fishes in the family Caristiidae, which today includes 19 extant species distributed in four genera. They are deep-sea marine fishes that eat siphonophores. Chalcidichthys malacapterygius David, 1943 is an extinct species from the Upper Miocene of Southern California.
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