Biology:Elopocephala

Short description: Group of fishes

Elopocephala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
(unranked):	Elopocephala
Superorders
Clupeocephala Elopomorpha

Elopocephala is a group of teleostei fishes that contained:

• Clupeocephala
  • Euteleostei
    • Neognathi
    • Protacanthopterygii
  • Otocephala
    • Clupeomorpha
    • Ostariophysi
• Elopomorpha
  • Albuliformes
    • Albuloidei
  • Anguilliformes
    • Anguilloidei
    • Congroidei
    • Muraenoidei
    • Saccopharyngoidei
  • Elopiformes
    • Elopoidei
  • Notacanthiformes
    • Notacanthoidei

However, recent molecular analysis by Near et al. (2012) supports that Clupeocephalai diverged from osteoglossocephalai.

Wikidata ☰ Q5367190 entry