Lepisosteiformes

Lepisosteiformes
Temporal range:
Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhynchus) (Lepisosteidae)
Fossil of Scheenstia maximus (Lepidotidae)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  • 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
  • Luoxiongichthys
Drawing of Lepidotes

References

  1. "Lepisosteiformes". GBIF.
  1. ↑ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
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