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Encyclopedia > Gonorynchiform
Gonorynchiformes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Families

Chanidae (milkfish)
Gonorynchidae (beaked salmons)
Kneriidae (shellears)
Phractolaemidae (hingemouths)

Gonorynchiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the important food source, the milkfish (Chanos chanos, family Chanidae), and a number of lesser-known types, both marine and freshwater.


The alternate spelling "Gonorhynchiformes", with an "h", is frequently seen but not official.


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Milkfish and Relatives: Gonorynchiformes - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, BEHAVIOR AND ... (695 words)
Milkfish and Relatives: Gonorynchiformes - Milkfish (chanos Chanos): Species Account
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Petfrd.com - Molecular systematics of the Gonorhynchiformes (326 words)
Within the basal teleosts, the Gonorynchiformes belong to the Otocephala where they have been alternatively placed as the sister group of the Otophysi and of the Clupeiformes.
In this context, we investigated the phylogeny of the Gonorynchiformes using whole mitogenome sequences from 40 species (six being newly determined for this study).
The Gonorynchiformes and the Otophysi formed a sister group, rending the Ostariophysi monophyletic.
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