Pantodontidae

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 a few extinct species from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon.

Pantodontidae
Temporal range:
Freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Pantodontidae
Peters, 1876
Genera

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Taxonomy

  • †Capassopiscis Taverne, 2022[1]
    • †Capassopiscis pankowskii Taverne, 2022
  • †Cretapantodon Taverne, 2024[2]
    • †Cretapantodon polli Taverne, 2024
  • †Palaeopantodon Taverne, 2021[3]
    • †Palaeopantodon vandersypeni Taverne, 2021
  • †Pankowskipiscis Taverne, 2021[4]
    • †Pankowskipiscis haqelensis Taverne, 2021
  • Pantodon Peters, 1877
  • †Petersichthys Taverne, 2021[5]
    • †Petersichthys libanicus Taverne, 2021
  • †Prognathoglossum Taverne & Capasso, 2012[6]
    • †Prognathoglossum kalassyi Taverne & Capasso, 2012

References


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