Osteoglossomorpha
| Osteoglossomorpha Temporal range: Triassic - Recent |
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| Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Infraclass: | Teleostei |
| Superorder: |
Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers, 1966 |
| Orders | |
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Hiodontiformes |
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Hiodontiformes
Osteoglossiformes
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The Osteoglossomorpha are a group of bony fish in the Teleostei.
A notable member is the arapaima (Arapaima gigas), the largest freshwater fish in South America and one of the largest bony fishes alive. Other notable members include the bizarre freshwater elephantfishes of family Mormyridae, and the extinct predator, Xiphactinus.
Most osteoglossomorph lineages are extinct today. Only the somewhat diverse "bone-tongues" (Osteoglossiformes) and two species of mooneyes (Hiodontiformes) remain.
Basal and incertae sedis (Extinct)
Order †Lycopteriformes Chang & Chou 1977
Order †Ichthyodectiformes Bardeck & Sprinkle, 1969
Order Hiodontiformes McAllister 1968 sensu Taverne 1979
Order Osteoglossiformes Regan 1909 sensu Zhang 2004
Phylogeny based on the following works:
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