The Beryciformes are an order of ray-finned fishes, a poorly understood group of seven families. Most of about 157 species live in deep marine waters and avoid bright light, coming closer to the surface at night.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0