Osteoglossidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala
Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia:
Subfamilia: Osteoglossinae – †Phareodontinae
Genera: †Brychaetus – †Chanopsis – †Joffrichthys – †Magnigena – †Musperia – †Opsithrissops – Osteoglossum – †Phareodus – †Phareodusichthys – †Phareoides – †Ridewoodichthys – Scleropages – †Sinoglossus – †Taverneichthys

Name

References

  • Greenwood, P.H. & Patterson, C. 1967: A fossil osteoglossoid fish from Tanzania (E. Africa). Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology), 47 (311): 211–223. Abstract DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1967.tb01404.x
  • Lavoué, S. 2016. Was Gondwanan breakup the cause of the intercontinental distribution of Osteoglossiformes? A time-calibrated phylogenetic test combining molecular, morphological, and paleontological evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99: 34–43. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.008 Paywall. Reference page. 
  • Murray, A.M. & Wilson, M.V.H. 2005: Description of a new Eocene osteoglossid fish and additional information on †Singida jacksonoides Greenwood and Patterson, 1967 (Osteoglossomorpha), with an assessment of their phylogenetic relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 144 (2): 213–228. Abstract DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00170.x

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Knochenzüngler
  • English: Arowana
  • suomi: Arapaimat
  • magyar: Csontosnyelvűek
  • Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan arwana
  • 日本語: アロワナ
  • 한국어: 아로와나
  • lietuvių: Kaulaliežuvinės
  • Bahasa Melayu: Ikan kelisa
  • norsk: Arowanaer
  • português: Aruanã
  • ไทย: วงศ์ปลาตะพัด
  • Tiếng Việt: Họ Cá rồng
  • 中文: 骨舌鱼科
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