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1294:Osteoglossum
1292:
1285:
1275:
1267:Foreyichthys
1265:
1242:
1231:
1222:Joffrichthys
1220:
1210:
1203:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
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1083:
1073:
1063:
1048:
1032:
1022:
1012:
1005:
995:
985:
975:
953:Xixiaichthys
951:
941:
931:
921:
911:
903:Shuleichthys
901:
893:Kokenichthys
891:
883:Joffrichthys
881:
871:
861:
824:
814:
803:
795:Jiaohichthys
793:
783:
763:
756:
748:
741:
734:Lycopteridae
718:
711:
690:Xixiaichthys
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648:Jinanichthys
646:
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616:
573:
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1822:prehistoric
1564:Marcusenius
1557:Ivindomyrus
1543:Hyperopisus
1522:Gnathonemus
1501:Cryptomyrus
1487:Brienomyrus
1387:Sinoglossus
1301:Scleropages
1233:Sinoglossus
1196:Arapaiminae
923:Thaumaturus
502:Neopterygii
487:Neopterygii
438:Neopterygii
337:Aokiichthys
328:Aokiichthys
315:Y. macrodon
311:hsitanensis
211:P. wui
1872:Categories
1599:Pollimyrus
1515:Genyomyrus
1508:Cyphomyrus
1480:Brevimyrus
1464:Mormyrinae
1440:Mormyridae
1429:Xenomystus
1415:Notopterus
1335:Gymnarchus
1164:Phareoides
1136:Monopteros
1115:Brychaetus
1049:sensu lato
873:Furichthys
720:Kuntulunia
704:Huashiidae
550:see below↓
436:Subclass:
351:References
323:taphonomic
288:lycopterid
280:Cretaceous
1571:Mormyrops
1550:Isichthys
1212:Heterotis
1150:Phareodus
1129:Magnigena
1065:Chanopsis
826:Yanbiania
765:Lycoptera
669:Tanolepis
529:Teleostei
514:Teleostei
444:Teleostei
418:Kingdom:
333:vertebrae
303:Tanolepis
298:P. changi
293:Lycoptera
204:Species:
145:Kingdom:
139:Eukaryota
1695:Q7135070
1689:Wikidata
1585:Myomyrus
1578:Mormyrus
1205:Arapaima
1143:Musperia
1014:Pantodon
426:Chordata
424:Phylum:
420:Animalia
341:synonyms
245:Synonyms
159:Chordata
155:Phylum:
149:Animalia
135:Domain:
1722:1155573
1709:4839843
1408:Chitala
1085:Singida
713:Huashia
628:Coriops
430:Class:
229:†
208:†
185:Genus:
175:Order:
165:Class:
1735:192113
785:Hiodon
345:P. wui
319:P. wui
284:P. wui
105:Albian
101:Aptian
1827:is a
1763:This
1717:IRMNG
273:basal
1829:stub
1769:stub
1704:GBIF
527:see
500:see
473:see
306:and
40:PreꞒ
343:of
1874::
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1719::
1706::
1691::
347:.
90:Pg
34:Ma
1860:e
1853:t
1846:v
1835:.
1800:e
1793:t
1786:v
1775:.
1390:?
1383:†
1373:†
1369:?
1362:†
1358:?
1351:†
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1229:†
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1096:†
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394:e
387:t
380:v
189:†
103:-
95:N
85:K
80:J
75:T
70:P
65:C
60:D
55:S
50:O
45:Ꞓ
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