Alepisaurus

Taxobox
name = Alepisaurus
fossil_range = fossilrange|14|0
Middle Miocene - Present [cite journal
last = Sepkoski
first = Jack
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera
journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology
volume = 364
issue =
pages = p.560
publisher =
location =
date = 2002
url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class
doi =
id =
accessdate = 2008-01-08 ]


image_width = 250px
image_caption = Longnose lancetfish, "Alepisaurus ferox"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
infraphylum = Gnathostomata
superclassis = Osteichthyes
classis=Actinopterygii
ordo=Alepisauriformes
ordo_authority=Regan, 1911
genus="Alepisaurus"
genus_authority=Lowe, 1833
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"A. ferox"

*"A. brevirostris"

"Alepisaurus" (meaning "lizard without scales") is a genus of fish which includes lancetfishes and was described by Lowe in 1833.

"Alepisaurus" includes the following species::*"Alepisaurus ferox":*"Alepisaurus brevirostris"

References

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35554&is_real_user=1