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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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Order Osteoglossiformes Contains These Families - Provides a guide to subgroups.
Osteoglossiformes - Bony Tongued Fish - Discusses distinguishing features.
Order Summary for Osteoglossiformes - Provides a profile of the group.
botw.org /new/Science/03112006.cfm   (3457 words)

  
 Album: Bony Tongues - Fishes of the Order Osteoglossiformes.
Album: Bony Tongues - Fishes of the Order Osteoglossiformes.
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Bony Tongues - Fishes of the Order Osteoglossiformes.
www.imagestation.com /album/?id=4290321393   (37 words)

  
 Study of factors influencing the development of aquaculture of an Osteoglossid fish (Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, ...
Study of factors influencing the development of aquaculture of an Osteoglossid fish (Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829), (Piscis, Osteoglossiformes) of the Senegal river [Senegal] -
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Study of factors influencing the development of aquaculture of an Osteoglossid fish (Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829), (Piscis, Osteoglossiformes) of the Senegal river [Senegal] (Project)
www.onefish.org /cds_static/en/tudy_factors_influencing_development_fish_en_1061_prjIFS39.html   (205 words)

  
 taxoninfo
Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs.
Family Mormyridae - Elephantfishes Order: Osteoglossiformes Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) No. of Genera: 18 No. of Species: 198 Environment: Fresh: Yes Brackish: No Marine: No Aquarium: some First Fossil Record: Ref: Remark: Distribution: tropical Africa and Nile.
Paired and vertical fins all present; narrow caudal peduncle and deeply forked caudal fin.
www.wetpetz.com /taxoninfo.htm   (397 words)

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