Leptolepis

Leptolepis is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leptolepidae.

Leptolepis coryphaenoides

Species

The 7 species in this genus are:

• Leptolepis autissiodorensis Sauvage, 1892
• Leptolepis coryphaenoides Bronn, 1830 (type)
• Leptolepis jaegeri Agassiz, 1832
• Leptolepis nathorsti Woodward, 1900
• Leptolepis normandica Nybelin, 1962
• Leptolepis saltviciensis Simpson, 1855
• Leptolepis woodwardi Nybelin, 1974

Reconstruction of Leptolepis being predated by Clarkeiteuthis

Other species

These species were already assigned to other genera.

• Leptolepis talbragarensis Woodward, 1895 (Now referred to Cavenderichthys)
• Leptolepis koonwarri Waldman, 1971 (Now referred to Waldmanichthys)

Description

This small fish resembled a herring or a small salmon. Leptolepis is probably the prey of Clarkeiteuthis.

Related pages

• Leptolepidae

References

1. Foster, J. (2007). "cf. Leptolepis." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. p. 135.