Lophiiformes

Lophiiformes: First ray of spinous dorsal, if present, on head and transformed into illicium (line) and esca (bait), a device for attracting prey to mouth; pelvic fins, if present, in front of pectorals, with one spine and four (rarely) or five soft rays; gill opening small tubelike, at or behind (rarely partly in front of) pectoral fin base; five or six branchiostegal rays; no ribs; pectoral radials 2-5, narrow and elongate; first vertebra fused to skull; swim bladder, when present, physoclistous.
 * See Fishbase.

Families in this order:
 * Antennariidae
 * Brachionichthyidae
 * Caulophrynidae
 * Centrophrynidae
 * Ceratiidae
 * Chaunacidae
 * Diceratiidae
 * Gigantactinidae
 * Himantolophidae
 * Linophrynidae
 * Lophichthyidae
 * Lophiidae
 * Melanocetidae
 * Neoceratiidae
 * Ogcocephalidae
 * Oneirodidae
 * Tetrabrachiidae
 * Thaumatichthyidae