Euteleostei
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Euteleostei, whose members are known as euteleosts, is a clade of bony fishes within Teleostei that evolved some 240 million years ago, although the oldest known fossil remains are only from the Early Cretaceous. It is divided into Protacanthopterygii (including the salmon and dragonfish) and Neoteleostei (including the lanternfish, lizardfish, oarfish, and Acanthopterygii).
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Euteleostei, whose members are known as euteleosts, is a clade of bony fishes within Teleostei that evolved some 240 million years ago, although the oldest known fossil remains are only from the Early Cretaceous. It is divided into Protacanthopterygii (including the salmon and dragonfish) and Neoteleostei (including the lanternfish, lizardfish, oarfish, and Acanthopterygii).
== Taxonomy == The following taxa are known: Clade Pan-Euteleostei Genus †Avitosmerus Genus †Barcarenichthys Genus †Beurlenichthys Genus †Casieroides Genus †Chardonius Genus †Erihalcis Genus †Gaudryella Genus †Gharbouria Genus †Helgolandichthys Genus †Parawenzichthys Genus †Santanasalmo Genus †Scombroclupeoides Genus †Tchernovichthys Genus †Wenzichthys Cohort Euteleostei Superorder Lepidogalaxii Superorder Protacanthopterygii Clade Stomiati Clade Neoteleostei