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Osteoglossocephalai

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Osteoglossocephalai is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Teleostei by Betancur et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Osteoglossocephala
Sister taxa
Osteoglossocephala

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Osteoglossocephalai Betancur et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—Osteoglossocephalai

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Superor. Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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G. †Chandlerichthys Grande 1986
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Fm. Hiodontidae Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846
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G. †Eohiodon Cavender 1966
G. Hiodon Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
G. †Tanichthys Jin 1991
G. †Joffrichthys Li and Wilson 1996
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†Joffrichthys symmetropterus Li and Wilson 1996
†Joffrichthys tanyourus Murray et al. 2018
†Joffrichthys triangulpterus Newbrey and Bozek 2000
Or. Osteoglossiformes Berg 1940
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G. Arapaima Lundberg and Chernoff 1992
G. †Thrissopterus Heckel 1856
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G. †Foreyichthys Taverne 1979
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G. Gymnarchus Cuvier 1829 [aba knifefish]
G. †Heterosteoglossum Bonde 2008
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G. †Lopadichthys Murray et al. 2018
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†Lopadichthys colwellae Murray et al. 2018
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G. †Aokiichthys Yabumoto 1994
G. †Changichthys Su 1991
G. †Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou 1974
G. †Monopteros Volta 1796
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†Monopteros gigas Volta 1796
Fm. Notopteridae [knifefish]
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G. †Notopterus Lacepede 1800
Invalid names: Notopterinae [empty], Xenomystinae [empty]
G. †Opsithrissops Daniltshenko 1968
Fm. Osteoglossidae Bonaparte 1832 [arowana]
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G. †Dapedoglossus Cope 1877
G. Heterotis Rüppell 1828 [African arowana]
Subfm. Osteoglossinae Nelson 1968
G. †Scleropages Gunther 1864
Invalid names: Heterodontinae [empty], Heterotidinae Nelson 1968 [empty]
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Fm. Pantodontidae Peters 1876
Invalid names: Clupisudidae [empty]
G. †Tongxinichthys Ma 1980
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Fm. †Wakinoichthiidae Yabumoto 1994
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G. †Wakinoichthys Yabumoto 1994
G. Wilsonichthys Murray et al. 2016
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Wilsonichthys aridinsulensis Murray et al. 2016
G. †Xixiaichthys Zhang 2004
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Invalid names: Mormyridae [empty], Saurocephalidae [empty]
G. †Shuleichthys Murray et al. 2010
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†Shuleichthys brachypteryx Murray et al. 2010
Invalid names: Lycopteriformes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available