Hiodontiformes

Hiodontiformes
Hiodon tergisus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Hiodontiformes Taverne, 1979
Families
Hiodontidae (mooneyes)

Hiodontiformes is a relatively new order of fish, consisting of the two living species of the mooneye family Hiodontidae and three genera of extinct types.

These are traditionally classified with the Osteoglossiformes, and many authorities still do, but fossil study of the extinct Yanbiania suggest that the hiodontids separated from other osteoglossiforms early, and thus belong to a separate order.

Taxonomy

• Order Hiodontiformes McAllister 1968 sensu Taverne 1979^[1]
  • Genus †Chetungichthys Chang & Chou 1977
    • †C. brevicephalus Chang & Chou 1977
    • †C. dalinghensis Su 1991
  • Genus †Yanbiania Li 1987
    • †Yanbiania wangqingica Li 1987
  • Genus †Plesiolycoptera Zhang & Zhou 1976
    • †Plesiolycoptera daqingensis Zhang & Zhou 1976
  • Family Hiodontidae Valenciennes 1846 sensu stricto (Moon-Eyes)
    • Genus Eohiodon Cavender 1966
      • †Eohiodon falcatus Grande 1979
      • †Eohiodon shuyangensis Shen 1989
      • †Eohiodon parvus
      • †Eohiodon rosei (Hussakof 1916)
      • †Eohiodon woodruffi Wilson 1978
    • Genus Hiodon Lesueur 1818 [Amphiodon Rafinesque 1819 non Huber 1909; Hiodon (Amphiodon) (Rafinesque 1819); Hiodon (Clodalus) Rafinesque 1820; Clodalus (Rafinesque 1820); Hiodon (Elattonistius) Gill & Jordan ex Jordan 1877; Elattonistius (Gill & Jordan ex Jordan 1877); Glossodon Rafinesque 1818 non Heckel 1843]
      • †Hiodon consteniorum Li & Wilson 1994
      • Hiodon tergisus Lesueur 1818 (mooneye)
      • Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque 1819) (goldeye)

References

External links

• Tree of Life entry for Hiodontiformes