Neocyematidae
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| Neocyematidae | |
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| Adult Neocyema erythrosoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Anguilloidei |
| Family: | Neocyematidae Poulsen et al., 2018 |
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Neocyematidae is a family of fishes in the order Anguilliformes.[1] This family, established from five described adult specimens of the species Neocyema erythrosoma, was originally thought to be a part of the family Cyematidae, until genomic sequencing in 2018 refuted this relationship.[2]