Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossomorpha (class Osteichthyes, subclass Actinopterygii) A superorder of bony fish including the orders Osteoglossiformes and Mormyriformes. The name is derived from the Greek osteon, ‘bone’, glossa, ‘tongue’, and morphe, ‘form’.
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