Pantodontidae is a family of ray-finned fish in the order Osteoglossiformes. It contains the living freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi) of Africa, as well as a few extinct species from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon.

Pantodontidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Pantodontidae
Peters, 1876
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  1. ^ Taverne, L. (2022). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 4°. Capassopiscis pankowskii gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 46 (1): 149–158.
  2. ^ Taverne, L. (2022). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 6°. Cretapantodon polli gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 46 (1): 149–158.
  3. ^ Taverne, L. (2021). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 3°. Palaeopantodon vandersypeni gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 45 (4): 699–708.
  4. ^ Taverne, L. (2021). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 1°. Pankowskipiscis haqelensis gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 45 (4): 551–562.
  5. ^ Taverne, L. (2021). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 2°. Petersichthys libanicus gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 45 (4): 563–571.
  6. ^ Taverne, L.; Capasso, L. (2012). "Osteology and relationships of Prognathoglossum kalassyi gen. and sp. nov. (Teleostei, Osteoglossiformes, Pantodontidae) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of En Nammoura (Lebanon)" (PDF). Cybium. 36 (4): 563–574.