Osteoglossiformes

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Noun1.Osteoglossiformes - teleost fish with bony tongues
Order Osteoglossiformes
animal order - the order of animals
subclass Teleostei, Teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
family Osteoglossidae, Osteoglossidae - a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues
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Fiogbe, "Ontogenetic, seasonal, and spatial variation in the diet of Heterotis niloticus (Osteoglossiformes: Osteoglossidae) in the So River and Lake Hlan, Benin, West Africa," Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol.
Alien Fish Species in the Mho Floodplain Rivers in Cameroon. (Research Article)
En Colombia, especialmente en las cuencas de los rios Amazonas y Orinoco, las cuales se caracterizan por su gran potencial hidrobiologico (17) , se encuentra distribuida una gran variedad de especies de peces que pueden presentar un considerable potencial acuicola, entre ellas las del genero Osteoglossum (Osteoglossiformes: Osteoglossidae) conocidas como arawanas (1).
Evaluacion de dietas para alevines de arawanas (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) en el piedemonte amazonico de Colombia
Synbrarichiformes 5% Beloniformes 2% Chainniformes 2% Cypriniformes 21% Siluriformes 32% Clupeiformes 4% Osteoglossiformes 4% Percifomies 30% Pleuronectiformes 2% Note: Table made from pie chart.
Dhonagoda River: Threats Investigation of River and Biodiversity for Policy Implementation
Arapaima gigas (Osteoglossiformes: Arapaimatidae; commonly known as pirarucu) stands out among Neotropical fish.
Morphology and Histology of the Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) Digestive Tract/Morfologia e Histologia del Tubo Digestivo del Paiche (Arapaima gigas)
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