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  A revision of the ostariophysan fish family Chanidae, with special reference to the Mesozoic forms
The diagnosis, composition, and phylogenetic relationships of the Chanidae, an ostariophysan fish family of the order Gonorynchiformes, are revised.
The monophyly of the Chanidae is confirmed on the basis of fourteen synapomorphies, nine of which are uniquely derived characters.
Rubiesichthys and Gordichthys are the oldest fossil record of the family Chanidae and of the order Gonorynchiformes.
www.pfeil-verlag.de /07pala/e2_04.html   (246 words)

  
 Milkfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the sole living species in the family Chanidae (about seven extinct species in five additional genera have been reported).
Because milkfish is notorious for being much more bony compared to other food fish in the country, deboned milkfish or "boneless bangus" has become popular and common in stores and markets.
This page was last modified 20:26, 25 August 2006.
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 MavicaNET - Milkfishes (Chanidae)
Katalog / Natur / Liv / Animals (Animalia) / Fishes (Pisces) / Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) / Gonorhynchiformes / Milkfishes (Chanidae)
Milkfish grow to over 1 m and adults feed primarily on algae (Nelson 1994).
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 Ostariophysi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Gonorynchiformes includes two modern Indo-Pacific species (Chanos chanos, Gonorynchus gonorynchus) placed in monotypic families.
Several fossils are assigned to the Chanidae and Gonorynchidae (Patterson, 1975, 1987), the oldest of which are early Cretaceous.
There are also 24 extant gonorynchiform species in the African freshwater fauna, one placed in the monotypic family Phractolaemidae, the others in Kneriidae.
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 Definition of chanidae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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