Synagropidae
Family of ray-finned fishes
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Synagropidae is a small family of ray-finned fishes, sometimes known as the splitfin ocean-basses, in the order Acropomatiformes.[1] Its members were formerly included in the lanternbelly family Acropomatidae.
| Synagropidae Temporal range: | |
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| Synagrops bellus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Synagropidae Smith, 1961[1] |
| Genera | |
Genera
The following genera are included in the family:[2]
- Caraibops Prokofiev & Schwarzhans, 2017
- Kaperangus Prokofiev & Schwarzhans, 2017
- Parascombrops Alcock, 1889
- Synagrops Günther, 1887
A close relative, the fossil genus †Synagropoides Bannikov, 2002 is known from the Middle Eocene of the North Caucasus, Russia.[3]
