Paracanthopterygii
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| Paracanthopterygii Temporal range:
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| Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| (unranked): | Acanthomorpha |
| Superorder: | Paracanthopterygii Greenwood et al,1966 |
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†Sphenocephaliformes | |
Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of fishes. Members of this group are called paracanthopterygians.
The oldest members are known as fossils from the Cenomanian.[1]
It includes five orders:[2][3]
- †Sphenocephaliformes
- Percopsiformes (trout-perches & allies)
- Zeiformes (dories)
- Stylephoriformes (Tube-eyes)
- Gadiformes (cods & allies)
References
[edit]- ^ Newbrey, M. G.; Murray, A.; Wilson, Mark; Brinkman, D.; Neuman, A. (2020). "A new species of the paracanthopterygian Xenyllion (Sphenocephaliformes) from the Mowry Formation (Cenomanian) of Utah, USA". Mesozoic Fishes 5 - Global Diversity and Evolution: 363–384. S2CID 221607034.
- ^ Betancur-R, Ricardo; et al. (2016). "Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes – Version 4". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (1): 162. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3. PMC 5501477. PMID 28683774.
- ^ Van der Laan, Richard (2016). Family-group names of fossil fishes. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2130.1361.
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