Yarrellidae
| Yarrellidae | |
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| Polymetme corythaeola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Yarrellidae Chang et al., 2025 |
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The Yarrellidae, also known as rendezvousfishes, are a family of mesopelagic marine stomiiform fish found in deep waters worldwide.[1]
The following two genera are placed in this family:[2]
- Polymetme McCulloch, 1926
- Yarrella Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
Members of this family were formerly placed in the family Phosichthyidae, but a 2025 phylogenetic study found the latter family to be paraphyletic as previously described. One clade comprising two genera was found to form a distinct lineage, and was thus described as its own family, the Yarrellidae.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Yarrellidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ Chang, Solomon; Heiple, Zach; Hays, Delson; Melendez-Vazquez, Fernando; Lee, Casey; Frable, Benjamin W.; Pogonoski, John; Martinez, Christopher M.; Betancur-R, Ricardo; Arcila, Dahiana (2025-10-21). "Genome-wide phylogeny reshapes our understanding of the evolution of deep-sea dragonfishes, bristlemouths, viperfishes, and allies (Stomiiformes)". BMC Ecology and Evolution. 25 (1): 111. Bibcode:2025BMCEE..25..111C. doi:10.1186/s12862-025-02453-0. ISSN 2730-7182. PMC 12542184. PMID 41120872.