Chirocentrus Cuvier 1817 (hering)
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Chirocentridae
Parent taxon: Chirocentridae according to A. S. Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Chirocentrites, Chiromystus, Cladocyclus, Ichthyodectes, Platinx, Portheus, Saurocephalus, Saurodon, Spathodactylus
Subtaxa: Chirocentrus polyodon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore