Paracanthopterygii Explained

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

The oldest members are known as fossils from the Cenomanian.^[1]

It includes five orders:^{[2] [3]}

• †Sphenocephaliformes
• Percopsiformes (trout-perches & allies)
• Zeiformes (dories)
• Stylephoriformes (Tube-eyes)
• Gadiformes (cods & allies)

Notes and References

1. Newbrey . M. G. . Murray . A. . Wilson . Mark . Brinkman . D. . Neuman . A. . 2020 . A new species of the paracanthopterygian Xenyllion (Sphenocephaliformes) from the Mowry Formation (Cenomanian) of Utah, USA . Mesozoic Fishes 5 - Global Diversity and Evolution . 363–384. 221607034 .
2. Betancur-R, Ricardo . etal . 2016 . Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes – Version 4 . BMC Evolutionary Biology . 17 . 1 . 162 . 10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3. 5501477 . 28683774 . free .
3. Book: Van der Laan, Richard. Family-group names of fossil fishes. 2016. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2130.1361.