Gonorynchidae
Sign in to saveGonorynchidae is a family of ray-finned fish in the order Gonorynchiformes, which has a number of fossil taxa and one extant genus, Gonorynchus, the beaked salmons. They are an ancient group, with fossils known from as far back as the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. The family name comes from Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía), meaning "angle", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "snout", referring to the angular snout that the type species use to dig themselves into the sand.
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It is catalogued under topics including Extant Albian first appearances, Gonorynchidae and Marine fish families.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Gonorynchiformes
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Gonorynchidae is a family of ray-finned fish in the order Gonorynchiformes, which has a number of fossil taxa and one extant genus, Gonorynchus, the beaked salmons. They are an ancient group, with fossils known from as far back as the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. The family name comes from Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía), meaning "angle", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "snout", referring to the angular snout that the type species use to dig themselves into the sand.
John Richardson is the original author of the family.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonorynchidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.