The Trachichthyiformes /træˈkɪkθi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/ are an order of ray-finned fishes in the superorder Acanthopterygii.
Trachichthyiformes Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Superorder: | Acanthopterygii |
Order: | TrachichthyiformesMoore, 1993[1] |
Families | |
Fossils of this group date back to the Cenomanian.[2][3]
A recent phylogeny based on the work of Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2017 shows Trachichthyiformes as a sister group of Beryciformes in the clade Berycimorpha.[4]
Acanthopterygii |
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