Osteoglossidae
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Osteoglossidae is a family of large-sized freshwater fish, which includes the arowanas. They are commonly known as bonytongues. The family has been regarded as containing two extant subfamilies Arapai
Scleropages leichardti 1
Phareodus testis, a famous member of the extinct subfamily Phareodontinae
Hiodon tergisus NOAA
Campylomormyrus curvirostris
Osteoglossiformes
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Osteoglossiformes, meaning "bony tongues" in Ancient Greek, is a relatively primitive order of ray-finned fish that contains two sub-orders, the Osteoglossoidei and the Notopteroidei. All of at least
Osteoglossidae
…though their exact position varies. Osteoglossids are basal teleosts that originated during the Cretaceous, and are placed in the actinopterygian order Osteoglossiformes. The traditionally defined wider family includes several extant species from South America, one from Africa, two from Asia, and two from Australia. The…
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum