Lepisosteiformes

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.

Lepisosteiformes
Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhynchus) (Lepisosteidae)
Fossil of Scheenstia maximus (Lepidotidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Neoginglymodi
Order:	Lepisosteiformes Hay, 1929
Families
†Lepidotidae Lepisosteioidei †Obaichthyidae Lepisosteidae For other genera, see text

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
      • Family †Obaichthyidae
      • Family Lepisosteidae (Gars)

Related pages

• Luoxiongichthys

Drawing of Lepidotes

References

1. "Lepisosteiformes". GBIF.