Halecomorphi
Halecomorphi is a taxon of bony fishes in the clade Neopterygii. The sole living Halecomorph is the bowfin. The Halecomorphi exhibit a combination of ancestral features, such as most heavily mineralized scales, but also by more derived or "modern" features, particularly in the structure of the skull.
Unique derived traits of the Halecomorphi include:
On the systematic position of the Halecomorphi are two competing hypotheses:
