Paracanthopterygii

Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of fishes. Members of this group are called paracanthopterygians.

Paracanthopterygii
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
(unranked): Acanthomorpha
Superorder: Paracanthopterygii
Orders

Sphenocephaliformes
Percopsiformes
Zeiformes
Stylephoriformes
Gadiformes

It includes five orders:[1][2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Van der Laan, Richard (2016). Family-group names of fossil fishes. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2130.1361.


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