Osteoglossidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

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: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Osteoglossidae
Subfamilia: Osteoglossinae – †Phareodontinae
Genera: †Brychaetus – †Chanopsis – †Joffrichthys – †Magnigena – †Musperia – †Opsithrissops – Osteoglossum – †Phareodus – †Phareodusichthys – †Phareoides – †Ridewoodichthys – Scleropages – †Sinoglossus – †Taverneichthys

Name

• Osteoglossidae Bonaparte, 1846

References

• Greenwood, P.H. & Patterson, C. 1967: A fossil osteoglossoid fish from Tanzania (E. Africa). Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology), 47 (311): 211–223. Abstract DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1967.tb01404.x
• Lavoué, S. 2016. Was Gondwanan breakup the cause of the intercontinental distribution of Osteoglossiformes? A time-calibrated phylogenetic test combining molecular, morphological, and paleontological evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99: 34–43. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.008 . Reference page. 
• Murray, A.M. & Wilson, M.V.H. 2005: Description of a new Eocene osteoglossid fish and additional information on †Singida jacksonoides Greenwood and Patterson, 1967 (Osteoglossomorpha), with an assessment of their phylogenetic relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 144 (2): 213–228. Abstract DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00170.x

Links

• Osteoglossidae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Genera of Osteoglossidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Knochenzüngler
English: Arowana
suomi: Arapaimat
magyar: Csontosnyelvűek
Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan arwana
日本語: アロワナ
한국어: 아로와나
lietuvių: Kaulaliežuvinės
Bahasa Melayu: Ikan kelisa
norsk: Arowanaer
português: Aruanã
ไทย: วงศ์ปลาตะพัด
Tiếng Việt: Họ Cá rồng
中文: 骨舌鱼科

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