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	steoglossiformes
		The name Osteoglossidae is derived from the Latin word osseus meaning bony and the Greek word glossa meaning tongue.
		The common name Bony Tongue is derived from the toothed bone on the floor of the mouth - this tongue is equipped with teeth that bite against teeth on the roof of the mouth.
		Osteoglossidaes are carnivorous, although they can be trained to eat non-moving prey such as frozen pilchards, floating pellets and other frozen food.
	www.wetpetz.com /osteoglossidae.htm (861 words)

	Arowana Information
		Arowanas, also known as aruanas or arawanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as "Bony tongues." In this family of fishes, the head is bony and the elongate body is covered by large, heavy scales, with a mosaic pattern of canals.
		The dorsal and the anal fins have soft rays and are long based, while the pectoral and ventral fins are small.
		Newbreya, M. G., Bozekb, M. "A New Species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA.".
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Arowana (725 words)

	arawana -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In appearance they have large scales and long dorsal and anal fins that almost join with the tail fin.
		any of several heavy-bodied tropical river fishes, family Osteoglossidae, covered with large, hard, mosaic-like scales except on the head.
		The largest member of the family, the arapaima, paiche, or pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) of South America, may be about 2.4 metres (8 feet) long and weigh about 91 kilograms (200 pounds).
	www.encyclopaedia.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9009221 (250 words)

	Toronto Zoo > Meet The Animals > Fact Sheet
		The dorsal and anal fins are placed far back on the body, and about equal in size.
		The name Osteoglossidae literally means "bony tongue", as these fish have a toothed tongue.
		Food: The African bonytongue is the only member of the Osteoglossidae that is not a predator.
	www.torontozoo.com /Animals/details.asp?AnimalId=621 (415 words)

	BioMed Central \| Full text \| The complete mitochondrial genome of a basal teleost, the Asian arowana (Scleropages ...
		The Asian arowana (dragonfish; Scleropages formosus, Osteoglossidae) belongs to the order Osteoglossiformes, one of the ancestral teleost clades with extant representatives restricted to freshwater habitats [6].
		Scott DBC, Fuller JD: The reproductive biology of Scleropages formosus (Muller and Schlegel) (Osteoglossomorpha, Osteoglossidae) in Malaya, and the morphology of its pituitary gland.
		Yue GH, Chen F, Orban L: Rapid isolation and characterization of microsatellites from the genome of Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus, Osteoglossidae, Pisces).
	www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2164/7/242 (6391 words)

	Osteoglossomorpha
		With regard to the fossil record, Eocene-age fossil members of genera now included in Osteoglossidae have been known for more than a century (Leidy 1873).
		The discovery of Heterotidae (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation of Alberta, Canada.
		Ridewood, W. On the cranial osteology of the fishes of the families Osteoglossidae, Pantodontidae, and Phractolaemidae.
	tolweb.org /tree?group=Osteoglossomorpha&contgroup=Teleostei (2026 words)

	PTC Aquarium Fish Species (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is a graceful swimmer despite its bulk, and it is valued as an aquarium fish as well as for food.
		The Arapaima (Arapaima gigas), also known as the Piracucu or Paiche, is the world's largest freshwater fish.
		This fish is able to survive extensive drought periods by gulping air and burrowing in the mud or sand of the swamps.
	www.ptcmetrology.com /Metrology_fishtech.html (424 words)

	Phareodus encaustus
		In fact, the genus name means "to have tooth", with a higher tooth count also found in P. encaustus.
		A member of family Osteoglossidae (bony-tongues), it has extant cousins found in Central-South America and Southeast Asia, known as the Arrowana and Arapaima.
		The genus is known from the Eocene deposits of North America and Australia.
	www.fossilmall.com /EDCOPE_Enterprises/GR-fishfossils/grf8/GR-fishfossils-8.htm (251 words)

	Winemiller Africa
		Ontogenetic, seasonal, and spatial variation in the diet of Heterotis niloticus (Osteoglossiformes; Osteoglossidae) in the Sô River and Lake Hlan, Benin, West Africa
		The thick-walled gizzard of Heterotis, which generally contained sand, probably aids digestion of seed coats.
		Lake Hlan bonytongues constitute an important source subpopulation that exports individuals to river/floodplain areas downstream where intense fisheries harvest almost entirely juveniles and subadults.
	wfscnet.tamu.edu /winemiller/lab/Winemiller_Africa.htm (578 words)

	PD/A CRSP Aquanews-Summer 2002
		nown as paiche in Peru and pirarucu in Brazil and Colombia, Arapaima gigas (Osteoglossidae) is one of the major scaled fishes in the Amazon and Orinoco watershed systems (Luling, 1969).
		It lives in lagoons and in the large rivers of the vast Amazon region in water with slightly acid pH that is typically fl in color (owing to the presence of abundant decomposing plant material).
		Das laichverhalten der vewetreter der familie Osteoglossidae (Versuch einer Ubersicht).
	pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu /aquanews/fall2002/p13.html (1012 words)

	Arapaima gigas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		PD/A CRSP Aquanews-Summer 2002:...and William Camargo N., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale nown as paiche in Peru and pirarucu in Brazil and Colombia, Arapaima gigas (Osteoglossidae) is...
		The Fishes: Arapaimidae: Family: Osteoglossidae Arapaimidae This family of osteoglossids, 'bony-tongued' fish has only a single Amazonian member, the well known Arapaima gigas.
		Fishing Holidays Trips Seychelles and Mauritius: Fishing for Huge Arapaima Gigas, and hard fighting Peacock Bass in a remote location with accommodation being tented daily, on large comfortable boats ideal...
	specieslist.com /fish_species/A/Arapaima_gigas.shtml (1692 words)

	Cairns Highlands Accommodation - Mareeba Wetlands And Jabiru Camp
		The Wildlife Conservancy of Tropical Queensland in conjunction with Fishing Cairns is pleased to offer anglers an exclusive opportunity to experience the thrill of targeting these wonderful fish, in an environment second to none.
		The Gulf Saratoga (Scleropages jardini) is an ancient fish, from the Osteoglossidae (Bony Tongue) family, one of oldest on the planet.
		Having been around since the dinosaurs ruled the earth; they have not survived this long without being a cunning, top line predator in their Australian tropical freshwater habitat.
	www.mareebawetlands.com /flyfishing.html (1295 words)

	Iwokrama Forest \| Arapaima
		The largest scaled freshwater fish in the world, Arapaima reach lengths of up to 3 metres (10 ft.) and weigh up to 200 kg (440 lbs.).
		They are members of the Family Osteoglossidae, along with another more commonly known South American fish, the much smaller Arowana.
		In Guyana, Arapaimas are found mainly in the Essequibo and Rupununi River systems in central areas of Guyana, as well as the Amazon River Basin.
	www.iwokrama.org /forest/animals/arapaima.htm (513 words)

	Various True Bony Fishes, Arowana, African Butterflyfish
		This family is an easy one since it contains only one fish, the Butterflyfish, African Butterflyfish or Freshwater Butterflyfish.
		The Panodontidae is very similar to the Osteoglossidae family but has significant differences.
		The anal fin of the male has been transformed into the genital organ.
	animal-world.com /encyclo/fresh/miscellaneous/truebonyfish.htm (449 words)

	MyFishTank.Net - tonguefish
		Not all fish enthusiasts might know that several species of arowana inhabit the freshwater waters along the coast of Australia.
		Members of the Osteoglossidae family, they are known as the bony tongue fish.
		The name is derived from the Latin words osteo (meaning bony), and gloss (meaning tongue).
	www.myfishtank.net /forum/printthread.php?t=12119 (876 words)

	Osteoglossidae - Encyclopedia.com
		Osteoglossidae (bony tongue, spotted barramundi; superorder Osteoglossomorpha, order Osteoglossiformes) A small family of freshwater fish that have an elongate, robust body.
		The single dorsal fin is located close to the small, rounded tail fin and the ventral fins are placed in a mid-ventral (abdominal) position.
		More information is at your fingertips at HighBeam Research:
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O8-Osteoglossidae.html (423 words)

	Phareodus encaustus fossil fish
		In fact, the name means "to have tooth".
		A member of family Osteoglossidae, it has extant cousins found in Central-South America and Southeast Asia.
		This is truly an astonishing specimen by all measures, size, preservation and preparation.
	www.fossilmuseum.net /Fossil_Galleries/Green_River_Formation_Fish/Phareodus/Phareodus.htm (114 words)

	Arowana - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Arowanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as "Bony tongues." In this family of fishes, the head is bony and the elongate body is covered by large, heavy scales, with a mosaic pattern of canals.
		title = A New Species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA.
		This page was last modified 00:56, 22 April 2006.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Arowana (756 words)

	Pirarucu: WhoZoo
		One of the parents (which one is not known) develops white tubercules that nourish the fry.
		Special anatomical, physiological or behavioral adaptations: This huge fish has a bony tonque (hence its belonging to the Osteoglossidae) that has a second set of teeth embedded into it.
		This allows it to chew up catfish that are protected by armoured plates.
	www.whozoo.org /Intro98/paomora/pirarucu2.htm (586 words)

	Various True Bony Fishes, Arowana, African Butterflyfish
		This family is an easy one since it contains only one fish, the Butterflyfish, African Butterflyfish or Freshwater Butterflyfish.
		The Panodontidae is very similar to the Osteoglossidae family but has significant differences.
		The anal fin of the male has been transformed into the genital organ.
	www.exotictropicals.com /encyclo/fresh/miscellaneous/truebonyfish.htm (242 words)

	Fresh-water Fishes and West Indian Zoogeography, by George S. Myers
		The primitive bony fishes of the family Osteoglossidae, which appear to have become extinct in North America in the Eocene, exist today in South America.
		I am perfectly aware that the common occurrence of representatives of the existing South American family Osteoglossidae, and of the percomorph genus Priscacara, in that and other Eocene formations, has been held time and again to denote where South America got its osteoglossids and cichlids.
		I have already said that I do not believe the osteoglossids can give us much information on the Tertiary distribution of the bony fishes, because of their age and probable wide Eocene or pre-Eocene distribution.
	www.wku.edu /~smithch/biogeog/MYER1938.htm (10068 words)

	SYMPOSIUM ON RIVER AND FLOODPLAIN FISHERIES IN AFRICA/SYMPOSIUM SUR LA PECHE EN RIVIERES ET EN PLAINES D'INONDATION EN ...
		In Awuru the order was Centropomidae, Bagridae and Mochokidae both by weight and by number.
		The Schilbeidae, Cichlidae and Osteoglossidae were rarely caught in either stations (see Fig.
		The changes in the species composition in all stations will be analysed in detail elsewhere (Otobo, in preparation).
	www.fao.org /docrep/005/AC673B/AC673B07.htm (8226 words)

	Osteoglossidae
		OSTEOGLOSSIDAE The Osetoglossidae or Bony-Tongued Fish family consists of two
		Others / Osteoglossidae / Black Arowana Black Arowana Osteoglossum ferreirai
		Others / Osteoglossidae / Arowana Arowana, Arawana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
	www.mongabay.com /topics/Osteoglossidae.htm (466 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The discovery of Heterotidinae (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation of Alberta, Canada
		A new fossil genus of Osteoglossidae, named Joffrichthys gen. nov., is described based mainly on three articulated specimens from the Paskapoo Formation of central Alberta, Canada.
		Copyright (c) 2007, The Society for Vertebrate Paleontology - For questions about the Web site contact.
	www.vertpaleo.org /jvp/16-198-209.html (242 words)

	Bonytongues and arapaimas (Osteoglossidae) - MavicaNET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Maximum observed length in Lake Kainji = 100 cm; max.
		The Family Osteoglossidae contains these Genera: Arapaima, ; Heterotis = Clupisudis, Osteoglossum, Scleropages.
		This file contains a systematic overview of Osteoglossidae, featuring links to books, other pages on the web about Osteoglossidae, pictures etc. Common names in different languages may be also available as well as a short dutch description to the taxon.
	www.mavicanet.com /directory/nor/24745.html (152 words)

	IWFmedienkatalog - Details zu "Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Osteoglossidae) - Nahrungsaufnahme vom Boden"
		IWFmedienkatalog - Details zu "Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Osteoglossidae) - Nahrungsaufnahme vom Boden"
		Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Osteoglossidae) - Picking up Food from the Bottom
		Der Gabelbartfisch steht mit der Kopfspitze neben der am Boden liegenden Beute.
	mkat.iwf.de /medien/katalog/Kat_Details.asp?Signatur=E+1693&Language=en (129 words)

	Gamefish of the Amazon - Peacock Bass, Payara and Other Exotic Species
		The majority of Amazonian gamefish belong to three large groups (Families): the catfishes, characins (dorado, payara) and cichlids (peacock bass).
		In addition, there are several other Families such as the osteoglossidae (including the immense pirarucú), as well as groups with salt-water origins such as the sardinata (apapá), a tarpon-like fish and the corvina, essentially a freshwater drum.
		The list of Amazonian freshwater gamefish is as extensive and exotic as the land itself.
	www.acuteangling.com /Reference/SAFishArt.html (8552 words)

	Lecture8-9.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A more complete set of such names is: Osteoglossum [a genus of bonytongue fishes], Osteoglossinae [subfamily];, Osteoglossidae [family], Osteoglossoidei [suborder], Osteoglossiformes [order], Osteoglossomorpha [superorder]
		The Osteoglossidae must include the Osteoglossinae, which must include the type genus Osteoglossum.
		Do you see why these are written as they are?
	www.biology.ualberta.ca /courses.hp/biol335/Lecture8-9.html (2822 words)

	Glossary Searched Term (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The series of superficial dermal bones encircling the eye including the suborbitals and supraorbitals.
		A complete circuit of bones is found only in such primitive fishes such as Lepisosteus and some Osteoglossidae.
		Use the 'Return' button of your browser to return to FishBase.
	www.fishbase.org /Glossary/Glossary.cfm?TermEnglish=circumorbitals (53 words)

	Glossary Searched Term (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fishes of the Family Osteoglossidae, Order Osteoglossiformes (bony tongues).
		See FishBase for more information on this Family.
		Poissons de la famille des Osteoglossidae, ordre des Osteoglossiformes.
	www.fishbase.org /Glossary/Glossary.cfm?TermEnglish=Osteogloss%EDdeos (63 words)

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