Lepisosteiformes

Lepisosteiformes Temporal range: Early Jurassic–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhynchus) (Lepisosteidae)
Fossil of Scheenstia maximus (Lepidotidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Neoginglymodi
Order:	Lepisosteiformes Hay, 1929
Families
†Lepidotidae Lepisosteioidei †Obaichthyidae Lepisosteidae 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
  • Genus †Mengius Thies et al., 2024
  • Suborder Lepisosteoidei López-Arbarello, 2012
    • Genus †Araripelepidotes
    • Genus †Pliodetes
    • Genus †Thaiichthys
    • Superfamily Lepisosteoidea López-Arbarello, 2012
      • Family †Obaichthyidae
      • Family Lepisosteidae (Gars)

Gallery

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  Spotted gar
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  Lepidotes gigas
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  Obaichthys

Related pages

• Luoxiongichthys

References

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.