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Osteoglossomorpha is a group of bony fish in the Teleostei.

Notable membersEdit

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.

SystematicsEdit

Most osteoglossomorph lineages are extinct today. Only the somewhat diverse "bone-tongues" (Osteoglossiformes) and two species of mooneyes (Hiodontiformes) remain.<ref name="Nelson">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="mikko">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="van der Laan">Template:Cite journal</ref>

The ichthyodectiform fishes from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were once classified as osteoglossomorphs, but are now generally recognized as stem teleosts.<ref name="Nelson" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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Template:Col-1-of-2 Basal and incertae sedis (Extinct)

OrderLycopteriformes Chang & Chou 1977

Order Hiodontiformes McAllister 1968 sensu Taverne 1979

Template:Col-2-of-2 Order Osteoglossiformes Regan 1909 sensu Zhang 2004

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PhylogenyEdit

Phylogeny based on the following works:<ref name="Deepfin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Lavoué, S., Sullivan J. P., & Hopkins C. D. (2003): Phylogenetic utility of the first two introns of the S7 ribosomal protein gene in African electric fishes (Mormyroidea: Teleostei) and congruence with other molecular markers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 78, 273-292. PDF Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Sullivan, J. P., Lavoué S., & Hopkins C. D. (2000): Molecular systematics of the African electric fishes (Mormyroidea: Teleostei) and a model for the evolution of their electric organs. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203, 665-683. PDF Template:Webarchive</ref>

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