†Leedsichthys Woodward 1889 (bowfin)
PaleoDB taxon number: 35203
Parent taxon: Amiiformes according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ainia, Amiidae, Amioidea, Amioidei, Aphanepygus, Caturidae, Caturoidea, Eusemius, Ionoscopus, Oligopleura, Otomitla, Palaeolabridae, Sinoeugnathus
Subtaxa: Leedsichthys problematicus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore