Biology:Pantodontidae

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Short description: Family of ray-finned fishes

Pantodontidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Pantodon wings.jpg
Freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Pantodontidae
Peters, 1876
Genera

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Pantodontidae is a family of ray-finned fish in the order Osteoglossiformes. It contains the living freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi) of Africa, as well as five extinct species from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon.

Taxonomy

  • Capassopiscis Taverne, 2022[1]
    • Capassopiscis pankowskii Taverne, 2022
  • Palaeopantodon Taverne, 2021[2]
    • Palaeopantodon vandersypeni Taverne, 2021
  • Pankowskipiscis Taverne, 2021[3]
    • Pankowskipiscis haqelensis Taverne, 2021
  • Pantodon Peters, 1877
    • Pantodon buchholzi Peters, 1877 (freshwater butterflyfish)
  • Petersichthys Taverne, 2021[4]
    • Petersichthys libanicus Taverne, 2021
  • Prognathoglossum Taverne & Capasso, 2012[5]
    • Prognathoglossum kalassyi Taverne & Capasso, 2012

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14816909 entry