| Phylactocephalus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepisauriformes |
| Genus: | † Phylactocephalus Davis, 1887 |
Phylactocephalus is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fishes. [1]
Halecidae is an extinct family of aulopiform ray-finned fish known from the Cretaceous. It is one of the Enchodontoidei, a diverse group of aulopiforms that were dominant marine fish during the Cretaceous.