†family Pycnosteroididae Patterson 1964 (beardfish)

Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Pycnosteroididae

Full reference: C. Patterson. 1964. A review of Mesozoic acanthopterygian fishes, with special reference to those of the English Chalk. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Series B) 247(739):213-482

Parent taxon: Polymixiiformes according to A. M. Murray and M. V. H. Wilson 2014

See also Patterson 1964

Sister taxa: Boreiohydriidae, Cumbaaichthys, Polymixiidae

Subtaxa: Magrebichthys Pycnosteroides

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections), Morocco (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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