Osteoglossiformes

Chitala ornata

Taxonavigation

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
Subordines: Notopteroidei – Osteoglossoidei

Familiae (7): Arapaimidae - Gymnarchidae - Mormyridae - Notopteridae - Osteoglossidae - Pantodontidae - †Ostariostomidae

Genus inc. sedis: †Ostariostoma – †Wilsonichthys

Name

Osteoglossiformes

References

• 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, available online 12 March 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.008 Reference page. 

Links

• Osteoglossiformes in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Knochenzünglerartige
magyar: Csontosnyelvűhal-alakúak
日本語: アロアナ目
Nederlands: Beentongvissen
português: Cantarelo azul
svenska: Bentungeartade fiskar
ไทย: อันดับปลาลิ้นกระดูก
中文: 骨舌鱼目

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