Paracanthopterygii

Paracanthopterygii Temporal range: Cenomanian–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua )
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Paracanthomorphacea
Superorder:	Paracanthopterygii Greenwood et al.,1966
Orders
† Trebiciana †Sphenocephaliformes Percopsiformes Zeiformes Stylephoriformes Gadiformes

Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of fishes. Members of this group are called paracanthopterygians.

The oldest members are known as fossils from the Cenomanian. ^[1]

It includes four orders: ^{[2] [3]}

• †Sphenocephaliformes
• Percopsiformes (trout-perches & allies)
• Zeiformes (dories)
• Gadiformes (cods & allies, including Stylephoriformes) ^[4]

The indeterminate fossil marine paracanthopterygian † Trebiciana Sorbini & Bannikov, 1996, the only member of the family Trebicianiidae, is known from the Early Paleocene of Italy. ^[5]

References

1. Newbrey, M. G.; Murray, A.; Wilson, Mark; Brinkman, D.; Neuman, A. (2020). "A new species of the paracanthopterygian Xenyllion (Sphenocephaliformes) from the Mowry Formation (Cenomanian) of Utah, USA". Mesozoic Fishes 5 - Global Diversity and Evolution: 363–384. S2CID   221607034.
2. Betancur-R, Ricardo; et al. (2016). "Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes – Version 4". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (1): 162. doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3 . PMC   5501477 . PMID   28683774.
3. Van der Laan, Richard (2016). Family-group names of fossil fishes. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2130.1361.
4. Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
5. Sorbini, L.; Bannikov, A. F. (1996). "A new percopsiform-like paracanthopterygian fish from the Early Paleocene of Trieste province, North-Eastern Italy". Atti. Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Trieste. 47: 309–317.