Lepisosteidae

Lepisosteus oculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neopterygii
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii

Infraclassis: Holostei
Division: Ginglymodi
Ordo: Lepisosteiformes
Subordo: Lepisosteoidei
Superfamilia: Lepisosteoidea
Familia: Lepisosteidae
Genera (4): Atractosteus – Lepisosteus – †Cuneatus – †Herreraichthys – †Masillosteus

Name

Lepisosteidae Cuvier, 1825

• Type genus: Lepisosteus Lacépède, 1803

References

• Cuvier, G. 1825 [1822]. Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles, où l’on rétablit les caractères de plusieurs animaux dont les révolutions du globe ont détruit les espèces 3rd ed., vol. 3. Paris: G. Dufour & E. d’Ocagne. 412 pp. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Grande, L. 2010. An empirical synthetic pattern study of gars (Lepisosteiformes) and closely related species, based mostly on skeletal anatomy. The resurrection of Holostei. Copeia 2A: 1–863. Abstract. Reference page. 
• López-Arbarello, A. 2012. Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Ginglymodian Fishes (Actinopterygii: Neopterygii). PLoS ONE 7(7): e39370. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039370 Reference page. 
• Wiley, E.O. 1976: The phylogeny and biogeography of fossil and recent gars (Actinopterygii: Lepisosteidae). University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publications, 64 :1-111. BHL

Vernacular names

čeština: Kostlínovití
English: Gar, Garpike
suomi: Luuhauet
ไทย: ปลาการ์

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