Heterolepidotus

Heterolepidotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that was described by Egerton in 1872. It is a member of the Amiiformes. According to the fossils, Heterolepidotus probably looked bulky.

Classification

The species are listed below:

Heterolepidotus angulati Deecke, 1888
Heterolepidotus cephalus Kner, 1866
Heterolepidotus dorsalis Kner, 1866
Heterolepidotus egidiivenantii Alessandri, 1910
Heterolepidotus gibbus Bassani 1886
Heterolepidotus latus Egerton, 1872
Heterolepidotus parvulus Gorjanovic-Kramberger, 1905
Heterolepidotus pectoralis Bellotti, 1857
Heterolepidotus rhombifer Agassiz, 1836
Heterolepidotus serratus Bellotti, 1857
Heterolepidotus serrulatus Agassiz, 1844
Heterolepidotus striatus Agassiz, 1844
Heterolepidotus taramellii

Related pages

List of prehistoric bony fish genera

References

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.