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Hiodontiformes
Hiodon tergisus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Cohort: Osteoglossomorpha
Order: Hiodontiformes
Taverne, 1979
Type species
Hiodon tergisus
( Lesueur, 1818)
Families [1] [2]

Hiodontidae (mooneyes)

Hiodontiformes /həˈdɒntɪfɔːrmz/ is an order of ray-finned fish consisting of the two living species of the mooneye family, Hiodontidae, and three extinct genera.

These are traditionally classified within the order Osteoglossiformes, a placement some authorities still follow. Fossil study of the extinct genus Yanbiania suggests that the hiodontids separated from other osteoglossomorphs early and thus may deserve a separate order.[ citation needed]

Taxonomy

  • Order Hiodontiformes McAllister 1968 sensu Taverne 1979
    • Genus † Chetungichthys Chang & Chou 1977
      • Chetungichthys brevicephalus Chang & Chou 1977
      • Chetungichthys dalinghensis Su 1991
    • Genus † Yanbiania Li 1987
      • Yanbiania wangqingica Li 1987
    • Genus † Plesiolycoptera Zhang & Zhou 1976
      • Plesiolycoptera daqingensis Zhang & Zhou 1976
      • Plesiolycoptera parvus ((Sytchevskaya, 1986) (syn Eohiodon (Gobihiodon) parvus Sytchevskaya, 1986)
    • Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes) Valenciennes 1846 sensu stricto

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Hiodontiformes" in FishBase. April 2021 version.
  2. ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN  9781118342336.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hiodontiformes
Hiodon tergisus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Cohort: Osteoglossomorpha
Order: Hiodontiformes
Taverne, 1979
Type species
Hiodon tergisus
( Lesueur, 1818)
Families [1] [2]

Hiodontidae (mooneyes)

Hiodontiformes /həˈdɒntɪfɔːrmz/ is an order of ray-finned fish consisting of the two living species of the mooneye family, Hiodontidae, and three extinct genera.

These are traditionally classified within the order Osteoglossiformes, a placement some authorities still follow. Fossil study of the extinct genus Yanbiania suggests that the hiodontids separated from other osteoglossomorphs early and thus may deserve a separate order.[ citation needed]

Taxonomy

  • Order Hiodontiformes McAllister 1968 sensu Taverne 1979
    • Genus † Chetungichthys Chang & Chou 1977
      • Chetungichthys brevicephalus Chang & Chou 1977
      • Chetungichthys dalinghensis Su 1991
    • Genus † Yanbiania Li 1987
      • Yanbiania wangqingica Li 1987
    • Genus † Plesiolycoptera Zhang & Zhou 1976
      • Plesiolycoptera daqingensis Zhang & Zhou 1976
      • Plesiolycoptera parvus ((Sytchevskaya, 1986) (syn Eohiodon (Gobihiodon) parvus Sytchevskaya, 1986)
    • Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes) Valenciennes 1846 sensu stricto

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Hiodontiformes" in FishBase. April 2021 version.
  2. ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN  9781118342336.

External links


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