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Osteoglossiformes

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Osteoglossiformes Berg
1981Osteoglossiformes Thurmond and Jones p. 96
1997Osteoglossiformes Li et al.
1999Osteoglossiformes Weems p. 56
2000Osteoglossiformes Newbrey and Bozek p. 13
2002Osteoglossiformes Sepkoski
2006Osteoglossiformes Nelson
2010Osteoglossiformes Bogan et al. p. 165
2011Osteoglossiformes Long p. 242
2013Osteoglossiformes Betancur et al.
2014Osteoglossiformes Bannikov p. 25
2016Osteoglossiformes Nelson et al. p. 155
2019Osteoglossiformes Ebersole et al. p. 164
2022Osteoglossiformes Cicimurri et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940

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.

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. †Lopadichthys Murray et al. 2018
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†Lopadichthys colwellae Murray et al. 2018
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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. †Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou 1974
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†Yungkangichthys hsitanensis Chang and Chou 1974
†Yungkangichthys macrodon Yabumoto 1994
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available