Lepisosteiformes

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

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.