Chanopsis Casier 1961 (arowana)

Osteichthyes - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Parent taxon: Osteoglossidae according to L. Taverne 2016

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Dapedoglossus, Heterodontinae, Heterotidinae, Heterotis, Osteoglossidarum, Osteoglossinae, Osteoglossum, Scleropages

Subtaxa: Chanopsis lombardi

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Type: Chanopsis lombardi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tatale river near Yakoko (Cretaceous of Congo-Kinshasa)

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