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| | Osteoglossomorpha |
 | | The Osteoglossomorpha consist of two orders containing living species, the Hiodontiformes or mooneyes and the Osteoglossiformes or bonytongues and relatives, along with two more primitive and exclusively fossil groups, the †Lycopteridae and †Kuyangichthidae. |
 | | Recent study (see Li, 1994a; Li and Wilson, 1996a; Li, Wilson, and Grande, 1997) instead suggests a sister-group relationship between the Hiodontiformes and the Osteoglossiformes. |
 | | With the addition of the notopterids, the Osteoglossiformes form a well-defined monophyletic group supported by three synapomorphies: |
| tolweb.org /tree?group=Osteoglossomorpha&contgroup=Teleostei (1998 words) |
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