Enchodontidae

Enchodontidae; Temporal range:
	Skull of Enchodus lewesiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Suborder:	†Enchodontoidei
Family:	†Enchodontidae; Woodward, 1901
Subgroups
	†Rharbichthys?; †Palaeolycus; †Unicachichthys; †Veridagon; †Enchodontinae Fielitz, 2004 †Calypsoichthys; †Enchodus; †Enchodus; †Parenchodus; ; †Eurypholinae Fielitz, 2004 †Eurypholis; †Saurorhamphus; †Vegrandichthys; ;

Enchodontidae is an extinct family of marine enchodontoid aulopiform ray-finned fish from the Cretaceous to potentially the Eocene, being found worldwide. The family itself was diverse within its body form though unlike other enchodontoids, most genera within the family possessed rows of scutes behind the head and sides of the body. Like a large amount of extinct groups, the origin of enchodontids have remained obscured though this is mostly due to a large diversification event that happened in the Late Aptian to Middle Cenomanian. Though the family is diverse in their range and anatomy, all known members were predatory with most living in more shallow, near-shore environments.

Enchodontidae Temporal range:

Skull of Enchodus lewesiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Suborder:	†Enchodontoidei
Family:	†Enchodontidae Woodward, 1901
Subgroups
†Rharbichthys? †Palaeolycus †Unicachichthys †Veridagon †Enchodontinae Fielitz, 2004 †Calypsoichthys †Enchodus †Enchodus †Parenchodus †Eurypholinae Fielitz, 2004 †Eurypholis †Saurorhamphus †Vegrandichthys