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Gonorynchiformes
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Chanidae (milkfish) Gonorynchidae (beaked salmons) Kneriidae[?] (shellears) Phractolaemidae (hingemouths) |
Gonorynchiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the important food source, the milkfish (Chanos chanos, family Chanidae), and a number of lesser-known types, both marine and freshwater.
The alternate spelling "Gonorhynchiformes", with an "h", is frequently seen but not official.
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