Trachichthyiformes Explained

The Trachichthyiformes are an order of ray-finned fishes in the superorder Acanthopterygii.

Fossils of this group date back to the Cenomanian.^{[1] [2]}

Phylogeny

A recent phylogeny based on the work of Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2017 shows Trachichthyiformes as a sister group of Beryciformes in the clade Berycimorpha.^[3]

References

• Hgulichthys, nouveau genre de Lissoberycinae (Trachichthyiformes, Trachichthyoidea) du Cénomanien inférieur marin de Hgula (Liban). Implications ... O Otero, Y Dutour, M Gayet, Geobios, 1995

Notes and References

1. Alvarado-Ortega . Jesús . Than-Marchese . Bruno Andrés . 2013 . The first record of a North American Cenomanian Trachichthyidae fish (Acanthomorpha, Acanthopterygii), Pepemkay maya, gen. et sp. nov., from El Chango Quarry (Sierra Madre Formation), Chiapas, Mexico . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . en . 33 . 1 . 48–57 . 10.1080/02724634.2012.712585 . 0272-4634.
2. Otero . Olga . Dutour . Yves . Gayet . Mireille . 1995-01-01 . Hgulichthys, nouveau genre de Lissoberycinae (Trachichthyiformes, Trachichthyoidea) du Cénomanien inférieur marin de Hgula (Liban). Implications phylogénétiques . Geobios . 28 . 6 . 711–717 . 10.1016/S0016-6995(95)80065-4 . 0016-6995.
3. Betancur-Rodriguez. R. . Wiley. E.O.. Arratia. Gloria . Acero. A. . Bailly. N. . Miya. M. . Lecointre. G.. Ortí. G. . 2017. BioMed Central. BMC Evolutionary Biology . 17 . 162. 10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3. 5501477 . 28683774 . free .