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Chanidae is a
family of
fishes which has a
number of
fossil genera and one
monotypic extant genus which contains the
milkfish (Chanos chanos). The family...
- The
milkfish (Chanos chanos) is the sole
living species in the
family Chanidae. However,
there are at
least five
extinct genera from the Cretaceous. The...
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includes the
important food source, the
milkfish (Chanos chanos,
family Chanidae), and a
number of lesser-known types, both
marine and freshwater. The alternate...
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Cetopsidae Cetorhinidae Chacidae Chaenopsidae Chaetodontidae Champsodontidae Chanidae Channichthyidae Channidae Characidae Chaudhuriidae Chaunacidae Cheilodactylidae...
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Similar species, such as the
mullets (family Mugilidae) and
milkfish (family
Chanidae), can be
easily distinguished from
threadfins by
their lack of filamentous...
- Phylum:
Chordata class:
Actinopterygii Order:
Gonorynchiformes Family:
Chanidae Genus: †Vango
Murray et al., 2023 Species: †V. fahiny
Binomial name †Vango...
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freshwater species; in fact,
there are only
about 123
marine species (
Chanidae, Gonorynchidae, most Ariidae,
about half of Plotosidae). They are present...
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often placed as a
basal member of the
subfamily Chaninae of the
family Chanidae,
placing it
closer to the
extant Chanos. Only a
single species is presently...
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macrolepis , Large-scale triggerfish,
Balistidae Chanos chanos , Milkfish,
Chanidae Decapterus russelli ,
Indian scad,
Carangidae Gerres methueni , Striped...
- Phylum:
Chordata class:
Actinopterygii Order:
Gonorynchiformes Family:
Chanidae Subfamily:
Chaninae Genus: †Dastilbe
Jordan 1910 Type
species Dastilbe...
