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Osteoglossomorpha

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. p. 351
1994Osteoglossomorpha Guo-Qing and Wilson
1997Osteoglossomorpha Li et al.
2000Osteoglossomorpha Newbrey and Bozek p. 13
2006Osteoglossomorpha Nelson
2010Osteoglossomorpha Bogan et al. p. 165
2010Osteoglossomorpha Murray et al.
2013Osteoglossomorpha Betancur et al.
2014Osteoglossomorpha Bannikov p. 25
2016Osteoglossomorpha Nelson et al. p. 153
2019Osteoglossomorpha Ebersole et al. p. 164
2019Osteoglossomorpha van der Laan p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossomorpha()
—Osteoglossomorpha()

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. 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
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†Eohiodon rosei Hussakof 1916
†Eohiodon woodruffi Wilson 1978
G. Hiodon Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
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Hiodon alosoides Rafinesque 1819
†Hiodon consteniorum Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
G. †Tanichthys Jin 1991
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Fm. †Jiuquanichthyidae Ma 1993
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G. †Jiuquanichthys Ma 1993
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
Fm. †Kipalaichthyidae Taverne 1976
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G. †Kipalaichthys Casier 1965
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†Kipalaichthys sekirskyi Casier 1965
Fm. †Kuyangichthyidae Liu et al. 1982
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G. †Kuyangichthys Liu and Wang 1986
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†Kuyangichthys microdus Liu and Wang 1986
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G. †Aokiichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Aokiichthys changae Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys otai Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys praedorsalis Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys toriyamai Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys uyenoi Yabumoto 1994
G. †Changichthys Su 1991
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G. †Lycoptera Müller 1847
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†Lycoptera davidi Sauvage 1880
†Lycoptera fuxinensis Zhang 2002
†Lycoptera middendorffi Muller 1848
†Lycoptera muroii Takai 1943
†Lycoptera sankeyushuensis Ma and Sun 1988
†Lycoptera sinensis Woodward 1901
†Lycoptera tokunagai Saito 1936
G. †Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou 1974
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†Yungkangichthys hsitanensis Chang and Chou 1974
†Yungkangichthys macrodon Yabumoto 1994
Or. Osteoglossiformes Berg 1940
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G. Arapaima Lundberg and Chernoff 1992
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Arapaima gigas Lundberg and Chernoff 1992
G. †Thrissopterus Heckel 1856
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†Thrissopterus catullii Heckel 1856
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G. †Foreyichthys Taverne 1979
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†Foreyichthys bolcensis 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
G. †Monopteros Volta 1796
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†Monopteros gigas Volta 1796
Fm. Notopteridae [knifefish]
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G. †Notopterus Lacepede 1800
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†Notopterus primaevus Gunther 1876
Invalid names: Notopterinae [empty], Xenomystinae [empty]
G. †Opsithrissops Daniltshenko 1968
Fm. Osteoglossidae Bonaparte 1832 [arowana]
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G. †Dapedoglossus Cope 1877
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†Dapedoglossus testis Cope 1877
G. Heterotis Rüppell 1828 [African arowana]
Subfm. Osteoglossinae Nelson 1968
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G. †Brychaetus Agassiz 1845
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†Brychaetus muelleri Woodward 1901
G. †Cretophareodus Lim 1996
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G. †Phareodus Leidy 1873
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†Phareodus acutus Leidy 1873
†Phareodus encaustus Cope 1871
†Phareodus testis Cope 1877
G. †Singida Greenwood and Patterson 1967
G. †Taverneichthys Kumar et al. 2005
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†Taverneichthys bikanericus Kumar et al. 2005
G. †Scleropages Gunther 1864
Invalid names: Heterodontinae [empty], Heterotidinae Nelson 1968 [empty]
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Fm. Pantodontidae Peters 1876
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G. †Capassopiscis Taverne 2022
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†Capassopiscis pankowskii Taverne 2022
G. †Palaeopantodon Taverne 2021
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G. †Pankowskipiscis Taverne 2021
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G. †Petersichthys Taverne 2021
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†Petersichthys libanicus Taverne 2021
G. †Prognathoglossum Taverne and Capasso 2012
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†Prognathoglossum kalassyi Taverne and Capasso 2012
Invalid names: Clupisudidae [empty]
G. †Tongxinichthys Ma 1980
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Fm. †Wakinoichthiidae Yabumoto 1994
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G. †Wakinoichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Wakinoichthys aokii Yabumoto 1994
†Wakinoichthys robustus 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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (192 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Morocco (Figuig) Osteoglossiformes indet. (176120)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Morocco (Oriental) Osteoglossiformes indet. (45726)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Morocco (Figuig) Osteoglossiformes indet. (204918 204936)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6China (Shandong) Lycoptera sp., Tanichthys ningjiagouensis (47070)
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Japan (Fukuoka) Aokiichthys sp., Aokiichthys toriyamai, Aokiichthys changae, Aokiichthys otai, Aokiichthys uyenoi, Aokiichthys praedorsalis (145243) Wakinoichthys aokii (145246) Wakinoichthys aokii, Wakinoichthys robustus (145244) Yungkangichthys macrodon, Wakinoichthys aokii (145245)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5China (Nei Mongol) Kuyangichthys sp. (49797)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0China (NingXia) Tongxinichthys microdus (119465)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0China Xixiaichthys tongxiensis (117997)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Mongolia (Ovorkhangai) Lycoptera middendorffi (48940)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Hebei) Lycoptera davidi (156414)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Lycoptera sinensis (242115)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan (Ishikawa) Osteoglossidae indet. (32324)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Nei Mongol) Lycoptera kansuensis (91202) Lycoptera sp. (85296 103654)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57China (Nei Mongol) Lycoptera davidi (68047)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57China (Liaoning) Changichthys dalinghensis (126448) Lycoptera davidi (73687) Lycoptera sp. (36969 50470 79521)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57China (Hebei) Lycoptera sp. (116134)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57China (Inner Mongolia) Lycoptera sp. (193940)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Russian Federation (Transbaikal) Lycoptera middendorffii (188777)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) Lycoptera indet. (129475) Lycoptera sp. (36970 85285 118207)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Jilin) Lycoptera davidi (197339) Lycoptera sp. (196770)