Halecidae

Halecidae is an extinct family of aulopiform ray-finned fish known from the Cretaceous Period.^[1] It is one of the Enchodontoidei, a diverse group of aulopiforms that were dominant marine fish during the Cretaceous Period.^[2]

Halecidae Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Halec microlepsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Suborder:	†Enchodontoidei
Family:	†Halecidae Agassiz, 1834
Genera
†Halec †Phylactocephalus  ? †Hemisaurida

It contains the following genera:^[2][3]

• Family †Halecidae
  • Genus †Halec
  • Genus †Phylactocephalus

The genera Hemisaurida and Serrilepis are also sometimes included in the family, though more recent studies have placed them outside it.^[2][4]