Biology:Halecidae

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Halecidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian
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Halec microlepsis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Suborder: Enchodontoidei
Family: Halecidae
Agassiz, 1834
Genera

Halecidae is an extinct family of aulopiform fish known from the Cretaceous.[1] It is one of the Enchodontoidei, a diverse group of aulopiforms that were dominant marine fish during the Cretaceous.[2]

It contains the following genera:[2][3]

The genera Hemisaurida and Serrilepis are also sometimes included in the family, though more recent studies have placed them outside it.[2][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1570847 entry