Osteoglossidae

Osteoglossidae
	Scleropages leichardti, a fish endemic to Queensland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Suborder:	Osteoglossoidei
Family:	Osteoglossidae; Bonaparte, 1831
Genera
	Arapaima; †Brychaetus; Heterotis; †Joffrichthys; Osteoglossum; †Phareodus; Scleropages;

Osteoglossidae is a family of large freshwater fish, which includes the arowanas and arapaima. The family contains two subfamilies Arapaiminae and Osteoglossinae, with a total of five living genera.^[1]

Osteoglossids are basal teleosts that originated some time during the Cretaceous, and are placed in the actinopterygiid order Osteoglossiformes. As traditionally defined, the family includes several extant species from South America, one from Africa, one from Asia, and two from Australia.^[2]

References

^ "Arapaim availability". Britannica. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Allen, G. R.; Midgley, S. H.; Allen, M. (2002). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth: Western Australia Museum. pp. 56–58. ISBN 0-7307-5486-3.

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[1] "Arapaim availability". Britannica. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[2] Allen, G. R.; Midgley, S. H.; Allen, M. (2002). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth: Western Australia Museum. pp. 56–58. ISBN 0-7307-5486-3.

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