| Chanidae Temporal range:   | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Chanos chanos | |
|   | |
| 110 million year old fossil † Dastilbe from Brazil | |
|  Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes | 
| Family: |  Chanidae  Günther, 1868 [1]  | 
| Type genus | |
|  Chanos  | |
| Subfamilies | |
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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). [3]
The family Chanidae is subdivided into two subfamilies, Rubiesichthyinae and Chaninae. [4] [ page needed ]