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The Gonorynchiformes are 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.

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Gonorynchiformes is an order of fish within the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. It falls under the parent taxa Ostariophysi and Actinopterygii. The taxon is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and holds an accepted status in biological classification.

Members of this order inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. The group is also referred to as zandvisachtigen. Records of this taxon are held by institutions including UCMP and MAGNT, with occurrences documented in the United States and South Africa.

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Species

zandvisachtigen

ORDER

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderGonorynchiformes
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded9,751

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Collections
UCMP, MAGNT
Recorded in
United States, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Actinopteri
Image
Chanos chanos Day.png
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Commons category
Gonorynchiformes
taxon rank
order
taxon name
Gonorynchiformes
topic's main category
Category:Gonorynchiformes
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Taxonomy
  • References
  • Bibliography

The Gonorynchiformes are 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonorynchiformes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.