Suborder Channoidei Berg 1940 (snakehead)
Alternative spelling: Channiformes
Parent taxon: Anabantiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013, Böhme 2010, Novack-Gottshall 2025 and Roe 1991
Sister taxa: Anabantoidei, Chanoidei, Nandoidei, Nardoichthyidae
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (8), Nepal (3), Switzerland (2)
• Eocene of Pakistan (2)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences