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Fishes

Newly named jawless vertebrates

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Althaspis tarloi^[1]	sp.	Valid	Voichyshyn	Early Devonian	Dniester Formation		A heterostracan
Djurinaspis secunda	sp.	Valid	Voichyshyn	Early Devonian	Tyver Formation		A heterostracan
Lechriaspis^[2]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Elliott Petriello	Early Devonian	Water Canyon Formation		A heterostracan
Palanasaspis	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Voichyshyn	Early Devonian	Dniester Formation		A heterostracan
Podolaspis danieli	sp.	Valid	Voichyshyn	Early Devonian	Dniester Formation		A heterostracan
Poraspis thomasi	Species	Valid	Elliott Petriello	Early Devonian	Lost Burro Formation		A heterostracan
Semipodolaspis	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Voichyshyn	Early Devonian	Tyver Formation		A heterostracan
Shuyu^[3]	Gen. et comb.	Valid	Gai Donoghue et al.^[4]	Late Telychian/Early Wenlock	Maoshan Formation		The basalmost known eugaleaspidiform galeaspid.
Zenaspis kasymyri	sp.	Valid	Voichyshyn	Early Devonian	Dniester Formation		A osteostracan

Newly named placoderms

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Arabosteus^[6]	Valid	Olive et al.	Early Devonian	Jauf Formation		A member of Acanthothoraci. The type species is Arabosteus variabilis.
Draconichthys elegans^[7]	Valid	Rücklin	Frasnian	Anti-Atlas Mountains		A piscivorous selenosteid arthrodire

Newly named cartilaginous fishes

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Cederstroemia ziaensis^[8]	Species	Valid	Bourdon et al.	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)	Point Lookout Sandstone		A carpet shark, a species of Cederstroemia.
Dwardius sudindicus^[9]	Species	Valid	Underwood Goswami et al.^[10]	Early Cenomanian	Karai Formation		An otodontid.
Eorhinoptera^[11]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Case, Cook & Wilson	Early Eocene (Ypresian)	Fishburne Formation		A stingray related to the genus Rhinoptera. The type species is Eorhinoptera grabdai.
Ertychius^[12]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Ginter, Hairapetian & Grigoryan	Devonian (early Famennian)			A ctenacanthiform. The type species is Ertychius intermedius.
Fayolia sharovi^[13]	Species	Valid	Fischer Voigt et al.^[14]	Middle/Late Triassic	Madygen Formation		Egg capsules of a probable xenacanthid.
Gladioserratus	Gen. et comb. et sp. nov	Valid	Underwood Goswami et al.	Cretaceous (Hauterivian) to Paleocene (Danian) or possibly even early Eocene^[15]			A cow shark, a new genus for "Notidanus" aptiensis (Pictet, 1865). Genus also contains a new species Gladioserratus magnus; it might also contain Eocene species "Notorynchus" serratissimus Agassiz (1843).
Karksiodus^[16]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Ivanov, Märss & Kleesment	Devonian (Givetian)			A member of Elasmobranchii of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Karksiodus mirus.
Kawichthys^[17]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Pradel Tafforeau et al.^[18]	Late Virgilian	Douglas Group		A symmoriiform.
Lissodus lusavorichi	Sp. nov	Valid	Ginter, Hairapetian & Grigoryan	Devonian (late Famennian)			A lonchidiid hybodontiform, a species of Lissodus.
Lonchidion ferganensis	Species	Valid	Fischer Voigt et al.	Middle/Late Triassic	Madygen Formation		A hybodontid shark.
Moerigaleus^[19]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Underwood & Ward	Late Eocene			A hemigaleid. The type species is Moerigaleus vitreodon.
Palaeoxyris alterna	Species	Valid	Fischer Voigt et al.	Middle/Late Triassic	Madygen Formation		A hybodontid shark.
Ptychodus atcoensis^[20]	Species	Valid	Hamm Cicimurri	Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian)	Atco Formation		A species of Ptychodus.
Pueblocarcharias	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Bourdon et al.	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)	Point Lookout Sandstone		A sand shark. The type species is Pueblocarcharias kawaikensis.
Reginaselache^[21]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Turner Burrow	Middle Viséan	Ducabrook Formation		A xenacanthiform.
Scapanorhynchus puercoensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Bourdon et al.	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)	Point Lookout Sandstone		A mitsukurinid, a species of Scapanorhynchus.
Scindocorax	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Bourdon et al.	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)	Point Lookout Sandstone		An anacoracid. The type species is Scindocorax novimexicanus.
Tassiliodus^[22]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Derycke Goujet	Emsian, Devonian			A euselachian.
Texatrygon stouti	Sp. nov	Valid	Bourdon et al.	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)	Point Lookout Sandstone		A relative of Ptychotrygon and sclerorhynchids, a species of Texatrygon.

Newly named bony fishes

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Apogon dominans^[23]	Sp. nov	Valid	Brzobohatý Nolf	Eocene (Bartonian)			A cardinalfish, a species of Apogon.
"genus aff. Apogon" viaboadai	Sp. nov	Valid	Brzobohatý Nolf	Eocene (Bartonian)			A cardinalfish related to members of the genus Apogon.
Apricenaichthys^[24]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Taverne	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)			A beardfish. The type species is Apricenaichthys italicus.
Araripichthys weberi^[25]	Species	Valid	Alvarado-Ortega Brito	Albian	Tlayúa Formation		An elopocephalan, a species of Araripichthys.
Arius subtilis^[26]	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Paleocene (Danian and Selandian)		^[27]	An ariid catfish, a species of Arius.
Astroscopus countermani^[28]	Species	Valid	Carnevale, Godfrey & Pietsch	Miocene (Tortonian)	St. Marys Formation		A stargazer, a species of Astroscopus.
Aulorhamphus chiarasorbiniae^[29]	Sp. nov	Valid	Tyler & Bannikov	Eocene	Monte Bolca locality		An aulorhamphid gasterosteiform, a species of Aulorhamphus.
Beishanichthys^[30]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Xu Gao	Early Triassic			A scanilepiform.
Belonostomus lamarquensis^[31]	Sp. nov	Valid	Bogan Taverne Agnolin	Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)	Allen Formation		An aspidorhynchiform.
Bourbonnella jocelynae^[32]	Species	Valid	Mickle	Carboniferous	Manning Canyon Shale Formation		An aeduellid.
"genus Bythitidarum" rozenbergi	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A viviparous brotula of uncertain generic assignment.
Caucasichthys^[33]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Bannikov Carnevale Parin	Bartonian			A perciform.
Centroberyx anguinicauda	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A member of Berycidae, a species of Centroberyx.
Chaetodipterus steurbauti	Sp. nov	Valid	Brzobohatý Nolf	Eocene (Bartonian)			A spadefish, a species of Chaetodipterus.
Chlorophthalmus udovichenkoi	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A greeneye, a species of Chlorophthalmus.
Dapedium stollorum^[34]	Species	Valid	Thies Hauff	Early Toarcian			A species of Dapedium.
"genus Epigonidarum" tyassminensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A deepwater cardinalfish of uncertain generic assignment.
Fierasferoides bucculentus	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A pearlfish, a species of Fierasferoides.
Gadophycis serratus	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A cusk-eel, a species of Gadophycis.
Guntherichthys	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Mickle	Carboniferous	Manning Canyon Shale Formation		A ’palaeoniscoid’.
Gwawinapterus	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Arbour Currie	Campanian	Northumberland Formation		Initially thought to be an istiodactylid pterosaur,^[35] but subsequently reinterpreted as an indeterminate saurodontid fish.^[36]
Habroichthys broughi^[37]	Sp. nov	Valid	Lin et al.	Middle Triassic (Anisian)	Guanling Formation		A member of Peltopleuriformes belonging to the family Habroichthyidae.
"genus Haemulidarum" makarenkoi	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A grunt of uncertain generic assignment.
Heteroconger astroblematicus	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A member of Congridae, a species of Heteroconger.
"genus Holocentridarum" ryabchuni	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A member of Holocentridae of uncertain generic assignment.
Huashancyprinus^[38]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Chen Chang	Oligocene	Ningming Formation		A member of Cyprinidae. The type species is H. robustispinus.
Laccognathus embryi^[39]	Species	Valid	Downs Daeschler et al.^[40]	Frasnian	Fram Formation		A porolepiform sarcopterygian.
Lecceclupea^[41]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Taverne	Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary)			A member of Clupeidae belonging to the subfamily Pellonulinae and the tribe Ehiravini. The type species is Lecceclupea ehiravaensis.
"genus Leiognathidarum" tashlikensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A ponyfish of uncertain generic assignment.
Lepidotes pankowskii^[42]	Species	Valid	Forey López-Arbarello MacLeod	Cenomanian	Kem Kem Group		Originally described as a species of Lepidotes; subsequently made the type species of a separate genus Adrianaichthys.^[43]
Leufuichthys^[44]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Gallo Calvo Kellner	Turonian/Coniacian	Portezuelo Formation		A clupeomorph.
Maorigadus ukrainicus	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A member of Gadiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, related to the family Muraenolepididae; a species of Maorigadus.
Mene iberica	Sp. nov	Valid	Brzobohatý Nolf	Eocene (Bartonian)			A species of Mene.
"genus Merlucciidarum" antiquus	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A member of Merlucciidae of uncertain generic assignment.
Mimipiscis^[45]	Nom. nov.	Valid	Choo	Upper Devonian	Gogo Formation	Australia	A new generic name for Mimia Gardiner & Bartram (1977). The type species is Mimipiscis toombsi (Gardiner & Bartram 1977).
Mimipiscis bartrami	Species	Valid	Choo	Upper Devonian	Gogo Formation	Australia	A second species of Mimipiscis.
Neocybium parvidentatum^[46]	Species	Valid	Monsch Bannikov	Eocene (Bartonian)			A Spanish mackerel, a species of Neocybium.
Ogilbia luzanensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Danian to Selandian)			A viviparous brotula, a species of Ogilbia.
Onuxodon yebraensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Brzobohatý Nolf	Eocene (Bartonian)			A pearlfish, a species of Onuxodon.
Pardachirus izarrae	Sp. nov	Valid	Brzobohatý Nolf	Eocene (Bartonian)			A sole, a species of Pardachirus.
Pavarottia^[47]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Bannikov & Zorzin	Eocene	Monte Bolca locality		A member of Percoidei of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Pavarottia lonardonii.
Pesciarhamphus^[48]	Sp. nov	Valid	Tyler & Bannikov	Eocene (Ypresian or Lutetian)	Monte Bolca locality		An aulorhamphid gasterosteiform. The type species is Pesciarhamphus carnevalei.
Pietschellus^[49]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Bannikov Carnevale	Ypresian	Monte Bolca		A percomorph.
Robertannia^[50]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Bannikov	Eocene	Monte Bolca locality		A member of Percoidei of uncertain phylogenetic placement, related to Hendrixella grandei. The type species is Robertannia sorbiniorum.
Scheenstia^[51]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	López-Arbarello Sferco	Late Jurassic			A semionotiform.
Sharfia^[52]	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Pietsch Carnevale	Eocene (late Ypresian)	Monte Bolca locality		A goosefish. The type species is Sharfia mirabilis.
Sinosaurichthys^[53]	Gen. et 3 sp.	Valid	Wu Sun et al.^[54]	Anisian	Guanling Formation		A saurichthyid.
Sorbinichthys africanus^[55]	Species	Valid	Murray Wilson	Cenomanian or Turonian	Akrabou Formation		A species of Sorbinichthys.
"genus Sparidarum" spatiatus	Sp. nov	Valid	Schwarzhans Bratishko	Paleocene (Selandian)			A member of Sparidae of uncertain generic assignment.
Spinofacia	Gen. et sp.	Valid	Mickle	Carboniferous	Manning Canyon Shale Formation		A ’palaeoniscoid’.
Steurbautichthys^[56]	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Taverne	Middle Jurassic (Aalenian to Bathonian)	Stanleyville Formation, Songa Limestones		A relative of Ankylophorus; a new genus for "Pholidophorus" aequatorialis de Saint-Seine & Casier (1962).
Tarkus^[57]	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Carnevale Pietsch	Eocene (late Ypresian)	Monte Bolca locality		A member of Ogcocephalidae. The type species is Tarkus squirei.

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