Lepisosteiformes
| Lepisosteiformes Temporal range: | |
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| Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhynchus) (Lepisosteidae) | |
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| Fossil of Scheenstia maximus (Lepidotidae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Neoginglymodi |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes Hay, 1929 |
| Families | |
For other genera, see text | |
Lepisosteiformes is an ancient order of freshwater ray-finned fish. The only extant representatives are the gars. All the others are extinct. It is one of two extant orders in the Holostei alongside the Amiiformes.
Taxonomy
[change | change source]- Order Lepisosteiformes Hay, 1929
- Genus †Adrianaichthys
- Genus †Beiduyu
- Genus †Khoratichthys
- Genus †Lanxangichthys
- Genus †Neosemionotus
- Family †Lepidotidae
- Genus †Lepidotes Agassiz, 1832
- Genus †Scheenstia López-Arbarello & Sferco, 2011
- Genus †Camerichthys Bermúdez-Rochas & Poyato-Ariza, 2015
- Genus †Isanichthys Cavin and Suteethorn 2006
- Suborder Lepisosteoidei López-Arbarello, 2012
- Genus †Araripelepidotes
- Genus †Pliodetes
- Genus †Thaiichthys
- Superfamily Lepisosteoidea López-Arbarello, 2012
- Family †Obaichthyidae
- Family Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Related pages
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ López-Arbarello, A. (2012). "Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Ginglymodian Fishes (Actinopterygii: Neopterygii)". PLOS ONE. 7 (7): e39370. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...739370L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039370. PMC 3394768. PMID 22808031.
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