Osteoglossiformes, meaning bony tongues, is a relatively primitive order of ray finned fish comprising the suborders Osteoglossoidei and Notopteroidei, with at least 245 living species, all of them freshwater fish found in South America, Africa, Australia and southern Asia. The group is thought to have first evolved in the ancient supercontinent Gondwana before it broke apart, though fossil marine species from the Eocene suggest the broader group was not always confined to fresh water.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Osteoglossiformes
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Source Wikidata: Arapaima
Source Scleropages jardinii (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ48407, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Osteoglossiformes
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Osteoglossiformes
Wikidata: Arapaima
Parent Taxon Of: Arapaima, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Scleropages jardinii (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Scleropages jardinii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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