OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA

Hilton, Eric J., 2003, Comparative osteology and phylogenetic systematics of fossil and living bony-tongue fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (1), pp. 1-100 : 90

CLASSIFICATION OF OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA

I here provide a provisional classification of osteoglossomorph fishes based on the results of this analysis. Only the genera included in my analysis as terminal taxa are included in this classification (i.e. taxa such as Gymnarchus are not included), so there are some potential ‘levels’ that are missing. I use the terms ‘plesion’ and ‘ incertae sedis ’ in the sense of Patterson & Rosen (1977). I use the suborder name Osteoglossoidei to refer to the clade Notopteridae + Osteoglossidae .

Superorder Osteoglossomorpha

Osteoglossomorpha incertae sedis Family † Lycopteridae

† Lycoptera

Order Hiodontiformes

Family Hiodontidae

† Eohiodon

Hiodon

Order Osteoglossiformes plesion † Ostariostoma

Osteoglossiformes incertae sedis † Palaeonotopterus

Family Mormyridae

Petrocephalus

Gnathonemus

Campylomormyrus

Suborder Osteoglossoidei (new usage)

Family Notopteridae

Chitala

Papyrocranus

Xenomystus

Family Osteoglossidae plesion † Joffrichthys

Subfamily Heterotinae

Heterotis

Arapaima

Subfamily Osteoglossinae

Osteoglossinae incertae sedis † Phareodus Osteoglossinae incertae sedis Pantodon Osteoglossinae incertae sedis † Singida Scleropages

Osteoglossum