Chanidae
Chanidae is a family of fishes which has a number of fossil genera and one monotypic extant genus which contains the milkfish (Chanos chanos).
| Chanidae | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Type genus | |
| Chanos Lacepède, 1803 | |
| Subfamilies | |
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