Order: Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eye fishes and ribbon-fishes)

• Lampridae (Opahs)
• Lophotidae (Crest-fishes)
• Radiicephalidae (Taper-tail fishes)
• Regalecidae (Oar-fishes)
• Stylephoridae (Tube-eye fishes)
• Trachipteridae (Ribbon-fishes)
• Veliferidae (Velifers)

Family: Lampridae (Opahs)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Lampris guttatus	Opah
Lampris immaculatus	Southern opah

Family: Lophotidae (Crest-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Eumecichthys fiski	Unicorn crest-fish
Lophotus capellei	Unicorn fish
Lophotus guntheri	Crested band-fish
Lophotus lacepede	Crested oar-fish

Family: Radiicephalidae (Taper-tail fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Radiicephalus elongatus	Taper-tail fish

Family: Regalecidae (Oar-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Agrostichthys parkeri	Streamer fish
Regalecus glesne	Giant oar-fish
Regalecus russelii	Oar-fish

Family: Stylephoridae (Tube-eye fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Stylephorus chordatus	Tube-eye fish

Family: Trachipteridae (Ribbon-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Desmodema lorum	Whip-tail ribbon-fish
Desmodema polystictum	Polka-dot ribbon-fish
Trachipterus altivelis	King-of-the-salmon ribbon-fish
Trachipterus arcticus	Deal-fish
Trachipterus fukuzakii	Taper-tail ribbon-fish
Trachipterus ishikawae	Slender ribbon-fish
Trachipterus jacksonensis	Black-flash ribbon-fish
Trachipterus trachypterus	Mediterranean deal-fish
Zu cristatus	Scalloped ribbon-fish
Zu elongatus	Taper-tail ribbon-fish

Family: Veliferidae (Velifers)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Metavelifer multiradiatus	Spiny-fin velifer
Velifer hypselopterus	Sail-fin velifer

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