Osteoglossidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Osteoglossidae
Genera: Osteoglossum – Scleropages – †Singida

Name

• Osteoglossidae Bonaparte, 1846

Synonymy

• †Singididae Greenwood and Patterson, 1967 (synonymized by Murray & Wilson, 2005)

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
• 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

Links

• Osteoglossidae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & D. Pauly (eds) (2013). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, version 10/2012.
• Genera of Osteoglossidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes,
  Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed) (2013). Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular Names

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

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