Family Chanidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Gonorhynchiformes - Chanidae
Parent taxon: Chanoidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Grande 1996, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Chaninae Chanos Rubiesichthyinae Rubiesichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Turkmenistan (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Italy (2), Spain (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence