Pantodontidae

Pantodon buchholzi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Pantodontidae
Genera (1): †Chauliopareion – Pantodon – †Singida

Name

Pantodontidae Günther, 1880

Synonyms

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

References

• 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 . Reference page. 

Links

• Pantodontidae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Genera of Pantodontidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

català: Peix papallona africà
Deutsch: Schmetterlingsfisch
English: Freshwater butterflyfish
español: Pantodon buchholzi
magyar: Pillangóhalfélék
italiano: Pantodon buchholzi
日本語: バタフライフィッシュ
lietuvių: Gėlavandeniai drugeliai
Nederlands: Vlindervis
polski: Motylowiec
português: Borboleta-africano
ไทย: ปลาผีเสื้อ (น้ำจืด)

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