Dapedoglossus Cope 1877 (arowana)

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of the Green River shales. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 3(4):807-819

Parent taxon: Osteoglossidae according to A. S. Woodward 1901

See also Cope 1877 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Heterodontinae, Heterotidinae, Heterotis, Osteoglossidarum, Osteoglossinae, Scleropages

Subtaxa: Dapedoglossus aequipinnis Dapedoglossus testis

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Type: Dapedoglossus testis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dapedoglossus in the database

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