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Ostariophysi

Actinopteri

Taxonomy

Ostariophysi was named by Jordan and Evermann (1896) [falsely attributed to Greenwood et al. 1966 by Murray 2003]. It is extant.

It was reranked as the order Ostariophysi by Jaekel (1911) and Casier (1966); it was reranked as the unranked clade Ostariophysi by Jordan (1963), Betancur et al. (2013) and Arratia (2015).

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Andrews (1906); to Teleostea by Jaekel (1911); to Teleostei by Jordan (1963); to Actinopterygii by Casier (1966); to Teleostei by Grande and De Pinna (1998), Grande and Grande (1999), Murray (2003) and Filleul and Maisey (2004); to Teleostei by Nelson (2006); to Ostarioclupeomorpha by Long (2011); to Otomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013); to Euteleostei by Nolf and Dockery (1990) and Bannikov (2014); to Clupeocephala by Arratia (2015); and to Otocephala by Cavin (1999) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Allotriognathi, Anotophysa, Chanoides, Cyprinodontes, Eventognathi, Gymnonoti, Haplomi, Heterognathi, Heterosomata, Nematognathii, Otophysa, Salmopercae, Selenichthyes, Siluroidea, Synentognathi, Xenarchi, Xenomi

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1896	Ostariophysi Jordan and Evermann p. 114
1906	Ostariophysi Andrews p. 313
1911	Ostariophysi Jaekel p. 90
1963	Ostariophysi Jordan p. 634
1966	Ostariophysi Casier p. 167
1990	Ostariophysi Nolf and Dockery III p. 5
1998	Ostariophysi Grande and De Pinna
1999	Ostariophysi Cavin
1999	Ostariophysi Grande and Grande p. 10
2003	Ostariophysi Murray p. 503
2004	Ostariophysi Filleul and Maisey
2006	Ostariophysi Nelson
2011	Ostariophysi Long p. 243
2013	Ostariophysi Betancur et al.
2014	Ostariophysi Bannikov p. 26
2015	Ostariophysi Arratia p. 61
2016	Ostariophysi Nelson et al. p. 174

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
superclass	Actinopterygii	()

Rank	Name	Author
class	Actinopteri	()
subclass	Neopterygii	(Regan 1923)
—	Teleosteomorpha
—	Teleostei	(Müller 1846)
—	Teleocephala	de Pinna 1996
—	Clupeocephala	Patterson and Rosen 1977
—	Otomorpha
—	Ostariophysi	(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
—	Ostariophysi	(Jordan and Evermann 1896)

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.

Unr. Ostariophysi Jordan and Evermann 1896

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Or. †Allotriognathi

Invalid names: Atelaxia [empty], Histichthyes [empty], Taeniosomi [empty]

Unr. Anotophysa Rosen and Greenwood 1970

G. †Eucoelogaster White and Moy-Thomas 1940

Invalid names: Coelogaster Agassiz 1835 [replaced]

Or. Gonorhynchiformes

G. †Aethalionopsis Gaudant 1967

G. †Caeus Costa 1853

†Caeus leopoldi Costa 1860

Subor. Chanoidei

Fm. Chanidae

G. Chanos Lacépède 1803

G. †Rubiesichthys Wenz 1984

Invalid names: Chaninae Günther 1869 [empty], Rubiesichthyinae [empty]

G. †Chanopsis Casier 1961

G. †Dastilbe Jordan 1910

†Dastilbe crandalli Jordan 1910

†Dastilbe elongatus Silva-Santos 1947

Subor. Gonorhynchoidei

Fm. Gonorhynchidae Gunther 1868

G. †Charitopsis Gayet 1993

G. †Charitosomus von der Marck 1885

G. †Hakeliosomus Gayet 1993

G. †Judeichthys Gayet 1985

G. †Notogoneus Cope 1885

Invalid names: Protocatostomus Whitefiled 1890 [synonym]

G. †Ramallichthys Gayet 1982

G. †Sapperichthys Amaral et al. 2013

Invalid names: Charitosomidae Gayet 1993 [synonym]

Invalid names: Judeichthyidae Gayet 1985 [empty]

Subor. Knerioidei

Fm. Kneriidae

Invalid names: Kneriinae Gunther 1868 [empty], Phractolaeminae [empty]

G. †Neohalecopsis Weiler 1928

G. †Salminops Gayet 1985

G. †Tharrhias Jordan and Branner 1908

G. †Gordichthys Poyato-Ariza 1994

†Gordichthys conquensis Poyato-Ariza 1994

Invalid names: Chanos forcipatus Heckel 1854 [invalid subgroup]

G. †Chanoides Woodward 1901

†Chanoides macropoma Agassiz 1835

Or. Cyprinodontes

Invalid names: Characodontidae [empty], Fitzroyiidae [empty], Gooeidae [empty]

Or. Eventognathi

Invalid names: Apidosiidae [empty], Homalopteridae [empty], Medidae [empty]

Or. Gymnonoti

Invalid names: Electrophoridae [empty]

Or. Haplomi

Invalid names: Luciidae [empty]

Or. Heterognathi

Fm. Characinidae

G. †Eobrycon Jordan 1907

†Eobrycon avus Woodward 1898

†Eobrycon branneri Eigenmann 1929

Invalid names: Xiphiostomidae [empty]

Or. Heterosomata Cope 1871

Fm. †Hippoglossidae

G. †Hippoglossus Jordan 1924

Invalid names: Synapturidae [empty]

Or. Nematognathii Gill 1861

Invalid names: Ameiuridae [empty], Argidae [empty], Bunocephalidae [empty], Hypophthalmidae [empty], Lepidoglanidae [empty], Pygidiidae [empty]

Unr. Otophysa

Superor. Characiphysae

Or. Characiformes Regan 1911

Subor. Characoidei

Fm. Acestrorhynchidae

Superfm. Alestoidea

Fm. Characidae

Fm. Crenuchidae

Fm. Cynodontidae

Fm. Erythrinidae

Superfm. Erythrinoidea

Fm. Hemiodontidae

Fm. Lebiasinidae

Fm. Serrasalmidae Günther 1864

Invalid names: Bryconidae [empty], Chalceidae [empty], Characoidea [empty], Chilodontidae Eigenmann 1912 [empty], Crenuchoidea [empty], Ctenoluciidae [empty], Gasteropelecidae [empty], Hepsetidae [empty], Parodontidae [empty], Prochilodontidae [empty], Triportheidae [empty]

Subor. Citharinoidei Buckup 1998

G. †Eocitharinus Murray 2003

Invalid names: Citharinidae [empty], Distichodontidae [empty]

G. Miletes Heckel 1849

G. Rhodsia Fowler 1911

G. †Santanichthys Silva Santos 1991

†Santanichthys diasii Silva Santos 1958

Or. Gymnotiformes

Subor. Gymnotoidei

Invalid names: Gymnotidae [empty]

Subor. Sternopygoidei

Invalid names: Apteronotidae [empty], Rhamphichthyidae [empty], Sternopygidae [empty]

Or. Siluriformes [catfish]

Fm. †Andinichthyidae Gayet 1988

G. †Andinichthys Gayet 1988

Fm. †Bachmanniidae Azpelicueta and Cione 2011

G. †Bachmannia Dolgopol 1941

Fm. Callitrichtyidae Lundberg 1997

G. Hoplosternum Lundberg 1997

Subor. Diplomystoidei

Fm. Diplomystidae Eigenman 1890

G. †Eopeyeria Whitley 1947

Subor. Hypsidoroidei

Fm. †Hypsidoridae Grande and De Pinna 1998

Subor. Loricaroidei

Fm. Callichthyidae Gill 1872

Fm. Loricariidae Gill 1872

Fm. Nematogenyidae Bleeker 1862

Fm. Trichomycteridae

Invalid names: Astroblepidae [empty]

G. Selenaspis Bleeker 1858

Subor. Siluroidei Frizzell and Dante 1965

Fm. Amphiliidae

Fm. Ariidae Berg 1958 [Ariid catfish]

Fm. Bagridae Bleeker 1852 [naked catfish]

Fm. Cetopsidae

Fm. Clariidae Bonaparte 1846 [airbreathing catfish]

Fm. Claroteidae

Superfm. Doradoidea

Fm. Heptapteridae

Fm. Ictaluridae Gill 1861 [catfish]

Fm. Mochokidae Jordan 1923

Fm. Pimelodidae Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1918

Fm. Siluridae Cuvier 1816

Fm. Sisoridae

Superfm. Sisoroidea

Invalid names: Ailiidae [empty], Akysidae [empty], Amblycipitidae [empty], Anchariidae [empty], Arioidea Bleeker 1862 [empty], Auchenipteridae [empty], Austroglanididae [empty], Chacidae [empty], Clarioidea [empty], Cranoglanididae [empty], Heteropneustidae [empty], Horabagridae [empty], Hypsidoroidea Grande and De Pinna 1998 [empty], Malapteruridae [empty], Pangasiidae [empty], Plotosidae [empty], Pseudopimelodidae [empty], Ritidae [empty], Schilbeidae [empty], Siluriodae [empty]

Invalid names: Cetopsoidei [empty], Doradidae [empty]

Superor. Cyprinae

Or. Cypriniformes Bleeker 1859 [carp-like fish]

Fm. Catostomidae

G. Carpiodes Rafinesque 1820

G. †Catostomus

G. †Chasmistes Jordan 1878

Subfm. †Ictiobinae Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2006

G. †Xyrauchen Eigenmann and Kirsch 1889

Invalid names: Catostomini [empty], Cycleptinae Nelson et al. 2016 [empty], Erimyzontini Nelson et al. 2016 [empty], Moxostomatini [empty], Myxocyprininae [empty], Thoburniini [empty]

Fm. Cobitidae

G. Cobitis Linnaeus 1758

Invalid names: Acanthopsis Agassiz 1832 [synonym]

Superfm. Cobitoidea Swainson 1838

Invalid names: Balitoridae [empty], Barbuccidae [empty], Ellopostomatidae [empty], Gastromyzontidae [empty], Jianghanichthyidae [empty], Serpenticobitidae [empty], Vaillantellidae [empty]

Fm. Cyprinidae Rafinesque 1815

G. Acrocheilus Agassiz 1855

G. †Alisodon Hay 1920

G. †Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860

G. †Amyzon Cope 1872

G. Aspius Agassiz 1832

G. Barbus Cuvier and Cloquet 1816

Subfm. Cyprininae Bonaparte 1840

G. Cyprinion Heckel 1843

G. Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758

G. †Ecocarpia Chen et al. 2005

G. †Gila Baird and Girard 1853

G. †Gobio Cuvier 1817

G. †Hexapsephus Gunther 1876

G. †Iquius Jordan 1919

Subfm. Labeoninae Chen 1984

G. †Lavinia Girard 1845

G. †Leuciscus Cuvier 1817

Invalid names: Oligobelus Cope 1870 [synonym], Squalius Bonaparte 1837 [synonym]

G. †Mylocyprinus Leidy 1870

G. Nemachilus Günther 1868

G. Orthodon Girard 1856

G. †Palaeoleuciscus Obrhelová 1969

G. †Palaeotinca Obrhelová 1969

Subfm. Phoxininae

G. †Planktophaga Böhme et al. 2013

G. †Protothymallus Laube 1901

Invalid names: Varhostichthys Obrhelová 1969 [synonym]

G. †Ptychocheilus Agassiz 1855

G. Puntius Hamilton 1822

G. †Rhodeus Agassiz 1832

G. †Siphateles Cope 1883

G. †Thynichthys Bleeker 1860

G. †Tinca Cuvier 1817

Subfm. Tincinae

Invalid names: Acheilognathinae [empty], Barbinae [empty], Cultrinae [empty], Danioninae [empty], Esox destructus Laube 1901 [nomen vanum], Gobioninae Bleeker 1863 [empty], Leuciscinae Howes 1991 [empty], Opsariichthyinae [empty], Squaliobarbinae [empty], Xenocyprinae [empty]

Superfm. Cyprinoidea

Invalid names: Psilorhynchidae Hora 1926 [empty]

Invalid names: Botiidae [empty], Gyrinocheilidae [empty], Nemacheilidae [empty], Siluri Stirton 1953 [empty]

Invalid names: Chanoididae [empty], Characiphysi Fink and Fink 1981 [empty], Cypriniphysi [empty], Siluriphysi Grande and De Pinna 1998 [empty]

Or. Selenichthyes

Invalid names: Semiophoridae [empty]

Or. †Synentognathi

Invalid names: Rogeniidae [empty], Xenesthidae [empty]

Or. Xenarchi

Invalid names: Asineopidae [empty]

Or. Xenomi

Invalid names: Dalliidae [empty]

Invalid names: Salmopercae [empty], Siluroidea [empty]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

marinesubp

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Created:

2004-08-17 14:52:40

Modified:

2009-07-20 23:50:42

Source: c = class, subp = subphylum

Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Holocene or 150.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (786 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Tithonian	152.1 - 145.0	Greenland	Cyprinidae indet. (1212 1214)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian	150.8 - 140.2	Morocco (Figuig)	Siluriformes indet. (204918 204936 204979)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian	150.8 - 140.2	Morocco (Oriental)	Cypriniformes indet. (45726)
Late/Upper Barremian	130.0 - 125.45	Spain (Castilla-La Mancha)	Rubiesichthys gregalis, Gordichthys conquensis (28006)
Aptian	125.0 - 113.0	Brazil	Dastilbe crandalli (63322)
Aptian	125.0 - 113.0	Mexico (Chiapas)	Gonorhynchiformes indet. (68835)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	Brazil (Ceará)	Dastilbe crandalli (115134) Dastilbe sp. (122926)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	Brazil (Pernambuco)	Tharrhias araripis (193049 193050 193051 193052 193053)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian	122.46 - 109.0	Brazil (Pernacumbo)	Tharrhias araripis (165422)
Early/Lower Aptian - Late/Upper Aptian	121.4 - 113.0	Brazil (Maranhao)	Dastilbe elongatus (31170)
Early/Lower Albian	112.03 - 109.0	Italy (Campania)	Caeus leopoldi (221195)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Palestinian Territory	Judeichthys haasi, Ramallichthys orientalis (11804)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Mexico (Chiapas)	Gonorhynchidae indet. (192074)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Lebanon	Charitosomus hakelensis (221230 221231) Spaniodon hakelensis (216596)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Siluridae indet. (214404)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	USA (Utah)	Ostariophysi indet. U-3/BvD, Ostariophysi indet. U-3, Ostariophysi indet. BvD (14414)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Italy (Gorizia)	Chanidae indet. (103811 116133)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	USA (Utah)	Ostariophysi indet. U-3 (181388)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Canada (Alberta)	Otophysa indet. (14428) Otophysa indet. U-3/BvD (14425 14426 190345) Otophysi indet. U-3/BvD (190344)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian	85.8 - 70.6	USA (Montana)	Notogoneus montananesis (133330)