Ateleopodiformes
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The Ateleopodiformes, also known as highfin tadpole fish, are a family of marine fish. They are characterized by a bulbous snout and a reduced caudal fin that is united with a long anal fin, except in the genus Guentherus. A distinctive feature is the presence of a single pelvic fin ray on the throat in adults. Their skeletons are largely cartilaginous. This order comprises one family, Ateleopodidae, with four genera and about twelve species found in the Caribbean, eastern Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific, and eastern Pacific oceans.1
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