Lepisosteiformes

order of fishes

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.

Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)

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
Drawing of Lepidotes

References

  1. "Lepisosteiformes". GBIF.