Chanidae is a family of fishes which has a number of fossil genera and one monotypic extant genus which contains the milkfish (Chanos chanos).[3]
Chanidae Temporal range:
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Chanos chanos | |
110 million year old fossil †Dastilbe from Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
Suborder: | Chanoidea |
Family: | Chanidae Günther, 1868[1] |
Type genus | |
Chanos | |
Subfamilies | |
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The family Chanidae is subdivided into two subfamilies, Rubiesichthyinae and Chaninae.[4]
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