Osteoglossoidei
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Osteoglossoidei are a sub-order of the group Osteoglossiformes
(Lat. "bony tongues") that contains the butteryflyfishes and the arowana
s. as well as extinct families.
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossiformes is a relatively primitive order of ray-finned fish that contains two sub-orders, the Osteoglossoidei and the Notopteroidei. All of the living species inhabit freshwater...
(Lat. "bony tongues") that contains the butteryflyfishes and the arowana
Arowana
Arowanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, also known as bonytongues. In this family of fishes, the head is bony and the elongate body is covered by large, heavy scales, with a mosaic pattern of canals. The dorsal and the anal fins have soft rays and are long based, while the...
s. as well as extinct families.