Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of fishes. Members of this group are called paracanthopterygians.
The oldest members are known as fossils from the Cenomanian.
It includes four orders: †Sphenocephaliformes Percopsiformes (trout-perches & allies) Zeiformes (dories) Gadiformes (cods & allies, including Stylephoriformes) The indeterminate fossil marine paracanthopterygian †Trebiciania Sorbini & Bannikov, 1996, the only member of the family Trebicianiidae, is known from the Early Paleocene of Italy.
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