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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).

Sister taxa
Clupeocephala, 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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Unr. Clupeocephala Patterson and Rosen 1977
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G. †Beurlenichthys de Figueiredo and Gallo 2004
Unr. Euteleostei Rosen 1973
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Invalid names: Batrachoidida [empty]
G. †Caprosimilis Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
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Caprosimilis carpathicus Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
Or. Cataphracti Jordan 1963
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Invalid names: Platycephaliformes Jordan 1963 [empty], Trigliformes [empty]
G. †Choichix Cantalice et al. 2021
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Choichix alvaradoi Cantalice et al. 2021
G. †Gigapteryx Forey et al. 2003
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Gigapteryx tethyestris Forey et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Hysterocarpidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Cirrhitoidei [empty], Helostomidae [empty], Luciocephalidae [empty], Ophicephalidae [empty], Polyacanthidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Lophobranchi Cuvier [empty]
Invalid names: Acanthoessus Agassiz 1832 [nomen nudum], Aulostomi Cuvier [empty], Cetomimiformes [empty], Euacanthopterygii Johnson and Patterson 1993 [empty], Hypostomides [empty], Xenoberyces [empty], Zeoidei [empty]
G. †Avitosmerus Fielitz 2002
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Avitosmerus canadensis Fielitz 2002
G. †Erichalcis Forey 1975
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Erichalcis arcta Forey 1975
Erichalcis conspicua Hermus et al. 2004
Superor. Paracanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
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G. †Macruridarum Koken
Fm. †Mcconichthyidae Grande 1988
Invalid names: Eretmophoridae [empty], Macrouroididae [empty], Ophidioidea [empty]
Or. †Sphenocephaliformes Rosen and Patterson 1969
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Fm. †Sphenocephalidae Patterson 1964
Fm. †Protostomiidae Arambourg 1943
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G. †Pronotacanthus Woodward 1901
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G. †Protostomias Arambourg 1933
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Protostomias maroccanus Arambourg 1943
G. †Santanasalmo Gallo et al. 2009
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Santanasalmo elegans Gallo et al. 2009
Superor. Scopelomorpha
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Or. †Ctenothrissiformes Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Aulolepidae Patterson 1964
Invalid names: Cyclosquamata [empty], Lampridiomorpha [empty], Lamprimorpha [empty], Osmeromorpha [empty]
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Invalid names: Lepidogalaxiidae [empty]
Unr. Neoteleostei Rosen 1973
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Or. Ateleopodiformes [jellynose fish]
Unr. Eurypterygia Rosen 1973
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Or. Alepisauriformes Regan 1911
Unr. Aulopa
Fm. †Cheirotricidae Woodward 1901
Superor. Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
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Fm. Argentinidae Bonaparte 1838
Invalid names: Argentinoidei Bertelsen 1958 [empty], Bathylagidae [empty]
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Fm. Esocidae Cuvier 1817
Invalid names: Palaeoesocidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Galaxiidae [empty]
Or. Salmoniformes Bleeker 1859
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G. †Barcarenichthys Gayet 1989
G. †Casieroides Taverne 1975
G. †Chardonius Taverne 1975
Subor. †Cimolichthyoidei Goody 1969
G. †Gharbouria Gayet 1988
G. †Goudkoffia David 1946
G. †Natlandia David 1946
G. Prosopium Jordan 1878
G. †Pseudoleptolepis Taverne 1975
Fm. Salmonidae Cuvier 1816
G. †Smilodonichthys Cavender and Miller 1972 [saber toothed salmon]
G. †Spaniodon Pictet 1850
G. †Thaumaturus Reuss 1844
G. Thymallus Cuvier 1829
Invalid names: Esocoidea Bleeker 1859 [empty], Esocoidei Berg 1936 [empty], Myctophoidei [empty]
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G. Allosmerus Hubbs 1925
G. †Carpathichthys Jerzmanska 1979
G. †Enoplophthalmus Sauvage 1880
G. Maulisia Parr 1960
G. †Nybelinoides Taverne 1982
G. Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888
Invalid names: Plecoglossidae [empty], Prototroctidae [empty], Retropinnidae [empty], Salangidae [empty]
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Subor. †Gonostomatoidei
G. Ichthyococcus Bonaparte 1841
G. †Idrissia Arambourg 1954
G. †Ohuus Sato 1962
G. †Paravinciguerria Arambourg 1955
G. †Praewoodsia Arambourg 1967
G. †Telepholis von der Marck 1868
Invalid names: Diplophidae [empty], Gonostomata [empty], Phosichthyoidei [empty]
Fm. †Orthogonikleithridae Arratia 1987
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G. †Leptolepides Nybelin 1974
G. †Orthogonikleithrus Arratia 1987
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Orthogonikleithrus hoelli Arratia 1997
Orthogonikleithrus leichi Arratia 1987
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Invalid names: Bathylaconidae Parr 1948 [empty]
Unr. Clupei
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Or. Clupeiformes Bleeker 1859
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G. †Austroclupea Bardack 1961
Fm. Clupeoidei Bleeker 1859 [herring]
G. †Daitingichthys Arratia 1987
G. †Hacquetia Szajnocha 1886
G. †Pseudoellimma De Figueiredo 2009
Invalid names: Chirocentroidea Applegate 1970 [empty]
Unr. Ostariophysi Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Invalid names: Atelaxia [empty], Histichthyes [empty], Taeniosomi [empty]
Unr. Anotophysa Rosen and Greenwood 1970
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G. †Eucoelogaster White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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Invalid names: Coelogaster Agassiz 1835 [replaced]
G. †Gordichthys Poyato-Ariza 1994
Invalid names: Chanos forcipatus Heckel 1854 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Chanoides Woodward 1901
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Chanoides macropoma Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Characodontidae [empty], Fitzroyiidae [empty], Gooeidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Apidosiidae [empty], Homalopteridae [empty], Medidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Electrophoridae [empty]
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Invalid names: Luciidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Xiphiostomidae [empty]
Or. Heterosomata Cope 1871
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Invalid names: Synapturidae [empty]
Or. Nematognathii Gill 1861
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Invalid names: Ameiuridae [empty], Argidae [empty], Bunocephalidae [empty], Hypophthalmidae [empty], Lepidoglanidae [empty], Pygidiidae [empty]
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Superor. Characiphysae
Superor. Cyprinae
Invalid names: Chanoididae [empty], Characiphysi Fink and Fink 1981 [empty], Cypriniphysi [empty], Siluriphysi Grande and De Pinna 1998 [empty]
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Invalid names: Semiophoridae [empty]
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Invalid names: Rogeniidae [empty], Xenesthidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Asineopidae [empty]
Or. Xenomi
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Invalid names: Dalliidae [empty]
Invalid names: Salmopercae [empty], Siluroidea [empty]
Invalid names: Ostarioclupeomorpha [synonym], Otocephala [synonym]
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Superor. Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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G. †Chandlerichthys Grande 1986
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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. †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