Istiophoriformes

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Istiophoriformes
Temporal range: Late Paleocene–present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Percomorpha
Order: Istiophoriformes
Betancur-R et al., 2013
Type species
Istiophorus platypterus
, 1792)
Families

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Istiophoriformes are an

Sphyraenidae.[2]

The earliest fossils of this group are of early billfish from the

Late Paleocene of Peru and Turkmenistan.[3][4]

Families

The following families are classified under the Istiophoriformes. Three are extant, and three are extinct:[2][5]

  • Sphyraenidae
    (barracudas)
  • Xiphioidei
    )

References

  1. PMID 28683774
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  2. ^ a b Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). "Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ISSN 1374-8505
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  4. ^ Fierstine, Harry L. (2006-11-01). "Fossil history of billfishes (Xiphioidei)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 79 (3): 433–453.
  5. doi:10.1080/11250003.2013.848945
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