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 Lepidosiren

General data

  • Main name: Lepidosiren

Classification

  • Family: Lepidosirenidae - South American lungfishes
  • Order: Ceratodontiformes - Lungfishes
  • Class: Dipneusti - Lungfishes
  • Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Species

South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa)

Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
    • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
    • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
    • Cladistii - Bichirs->
    • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
      • Ceratodontiformes - Lungfishes->
        • Neoceratodontidae - Australian lungfishes->
        • Lepidosirenidae - South American lungfishes->
          • Lepidosiren - Lepidosiren->
        • Protopteridae - African lungfishes->
    • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
    • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->