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Osmeriformes
| Description | The Osmeriformes are an order of ray-finned fish that includes the true or freshwater smelts and allies, such as the galaxiids and noodlefishes; they are also collectively called osmeriforms. They belong to the teleost superorder Protacanthopterygii, which also includes pike and salmon, among others. The order's name means "smelt-shaped", from Osmerus (the type genus) + the standard fish order suffix "-formes". It ultimately derives from Ancient Greek osmé (ὀσμή, "pungent smell") + Latin forma ("external form"), the former in reference to the characteristic aroma of the flesh of Osmerus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmeriformes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osmeriformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Osmeriformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Osmeriformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (69%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Argentines, Smelts, éperlans, Spieringachtigen, キュウリウオ, Freshwater Smelts And Others, Stintartige, Guldlaxartade Fiskar, Norsartade Fiskar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmeriformes |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alepocephalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Argentinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bathylaconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bathylagidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Galaxiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepidogalaxiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptochilichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microstomatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Opisthoproctidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Osmeridae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Platytroctidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plecoglossidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Retropinnidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Salangidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Allosmerus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Carpathichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Enoplophthalmus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Maulisia genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Nybelinoides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
 Opisthoproctusgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Osmeriformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Osmeriformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Osmeriformes Long p. 243 |
| 2013 | Osmeriformes Betancur-R. et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
