This list of fossil fishes described in 2017 is a list of new taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, acanthodians, fossil cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes and other fishes of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of fishes that are scheduled to occur in the year 2017. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Africanaspis edmountaini[69] | Sp. nov | Valid | Gess & Trinajstic | Devonian (late Famennian) | Witpoort Formation | A member of Arthrodira belonging to the family Groenlandaspididae. | ||
Herasmius dayi[70] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schultze & Cumbaa | Devonian (Emsian) | Bear Rock Formation | A member of Arthrodira belonging to the family Heterosteidae. | ||
Houershanaspis[71] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lu, Tan & Wang | Early Devonian | Danlin Formation | Possibly a relative of Bothriolepis. The type species is H. zhangi. | ||
Sudaspis[72] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vaškaninová & Ahlberg | Devonian (Lochkovian) | Lochkov Formation | A member of Acanthothoraci belonging to the family Palaeacanthaspidae. The type species is S. chlupaci. | ||
Tlamaspis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vaškaninová & Ahlberg | Devonian (Lochkovian) | Lochkov Formation | A member of Acanthothoraci belonging to the family Palaeacanthaspidae. The type species is T. inopinatus. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Abdounia mesetae[73] | Sp. nov | Valid | Engelbrecht et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | La Meseta Formation | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | A requiem shark. | |
Abdounia richteri | Sp. nov | Valid | Engelbrecht et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | La Meseta Formation | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | A requiem shark. | |
Artiodus[74] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ivanov & Duffin in Ivanov, Duffin & Naugolnykh | Permian (Artinskian) | Divya Formation | A member of Euselachii of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is A. prominens. | ||
Asteracanthus udulfensis[75] | Sp. nov | Valid | Leuzinger et al. | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | Reuchenette Formation | A member of the family Hybodontidae. | ||
Bythiacanthus lopesi[76] | Sp. nov | Valid | Figueroa & Gallo | Permian (Cisuralian) | Pedra de Fogo Formation | |||
Cypripediodens[77] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Duffin & Ward | Carboniferous (Brigantian) | Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup (Eyam Limestone Formation) | A janassid petalodont. Genus includes new species C. cristatus. | ||
Echinorhinus maremagnum[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bogan et al. | Late Cretaceous | Calafate Formation | A species of Echinorhinus. | ||
Edaphodon renardi[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Canevet in Canevet & Lebrun | Miocene | ||||
Eodalatias[80] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engelbrecht et al. | Eocene | La Meseta Formation | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | A member of the family Dalatiidae. Genus includes new species E. austrinalis. | |
Kallodentis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engelbrecht et al. | Eocene (Ypresian and Lutetian) | La Meseta Formation | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | A houndshark. The type species is K. rhytistemma. | |
Kungurodus[81] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Ivanov | Early Permian | A member of Symmoriiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Cobelodus" obliquus Ivanov (2005). | |||
Meridiogaleus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engelbrecht et al. | Eocene (Ypresian and Lutetian) | La Meseta Formation | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | A houndshark. The type species is M. cristatus. | |
Oblidens[82] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Duffin & Milàn | Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) | Hasle Formation | A chimaera belonging to the group Myriacanthoidei and the family Myriacanthidae. The type species is O. bornholmensis. | ||
Potamotrygon canaanorum[83] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chabain et al. | Late Oligocene-late Miocene | Pebas Formation | A species of Potamotrygon. | ||
Potamotrygon contamanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Chabain et al. | Late Oligocene-late Miocene | Pebas Formation | A species of Potamotrygon. | ||
Potamotrygon rajachloeae | Sp. nov | Valid | Chabain et al. | Late Oligocene-late Miocene | Pebas Formation | A species of Potamotrygon. | ||
Pseudoapristurus[84] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pollerspöck & Straube | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Neuhofener Beds | A catshark. The type species is P. nonstriatus. | ||
Ptychotrygon clementsi[85] | Sp. nov | Valid | Case et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | Peedee Formation | |||
Rubencanthus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Figueroa & Gallo | Permian (Cisuralian) | Pedra de Fogo Formation | A member of Euselachii, possibly a member of the family Sphenacanthidae. Genus includes new species R. diplotuberculatus. | ||
Sphenacanthus ignis | Sp. nov | Valid | Figueroa & Gallo | Permian (Cisuralian) | Pedra de Fogo Formation | |||
Sulcidens[86] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Underwood, Kolmann & Ward | Paleocene to early Eocene | A member of Myliobatiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Myliobatis" sulcidens Darteville & Casier (1943). | |||
Titanonarke megapterygia[87] | Sp. nov | Valid | Marramà et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | Monte Bolca | A numbfish. | ||
Triodus richterae[88] | Sp. nov | Valid | Pauliv et al. | Permian (probably Capitanian) | Rio do Rasto Formation | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Aotearichthys[89] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A relative of the extant viviparous brotula genus Dinematichthys. The type species is A. vestalis. | ||
Aphia macrophthalma[90] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ahnelt, Carnevale & Japundžić in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A goby related to the transparent goby. | |||
Aulopus costeiensis[91] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | A species of Aulopus. | |||
Avitoplectus[92] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bemis et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A member of Tetraodontiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species A. molaris. | ||
Babelichthys[93] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Davesne | Middle to late Eocene | Pabdeh Formation | A crestfish. The type species is B. olneyi. | ||
Bathypterois solidus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | A species of Bathypterois. | |||
Benthophilus? ovisulcus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A goby, possibly a tadpole goby. | |||
Benthophilus styriacus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A tadpole goby. | |||
Birgeria americana[94] | Sp. nov | Valid | Romano et al. | Early Triassic | Thaynes Group | |||
Calaichthys[95] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gouiric-Cavalli et al. | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | Cerro de Las Cabras Formation | A ray-finned fish belonging to the group Redfieldiiformes. The type species is C. tehul. | ||
Callanthias transylvanicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | A species of Callanthias. | |||
Candelarhynchus[96] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vernygora et al. | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | A relative of Dercetis. Genus includes new species C. padillai. | |||
Centroberyx worthyi | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation Waihoaka Formation | A species of Centroberyx. | ||
Ceratodus kempae[97] | Sp. nov | Valid | Frederickson & Cifelli | Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) | Cedar Mountain Formation | A lungfish. | ||
Ceratodus kirklandi | Sp. nov | Valid | Frederickson & Cifelli | Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) | Cedar Mountain Formation | A lungfish. | ||
Ceratodus molossus | Sp. nov | Valid | Frederickson & Cifelli | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Cedar Mountain Formation Naturita Formation | A lungfish. | ||
Ceratodus nirumbee | Sp. nov | Valid | Frederickson & Cifelli | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Cloverly Formation | A lungfish. | ||
Chilomycterus exspectatus[98] | Sp. nov | Aguilera, Carrillo-Briceño & Rodriguez in Aguilera et al. | Late Miocene | Gatun Formation | A species of Chilomycterus. | |||
Chilomycterus tyleri | Sp. nov | Aguilera, Carrillo-Briceño & Rodriguez in Aguilera et al. | Late Miocene | Gatun Formation | A species of Chilomycterus. | |||
Cornusolea[99] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A member of Soleidae. The type species is C. fudoujii. | ||
Coryphaenoides biobtusus[100] | Sp. nov | Valid | Lin et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A species of Coryphaenoides. | |||
Ctenosciaena angusticaudata[101] | Sp. nov | Valid | Núñez-Flores et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Castillo Formation | A member of Sciaenidae. | ||
Cyclothone gaudanti[102] | Sp. nov | Valid | Přikryl & Carnevale | Miocene (late Tortonian) | Makrilia Formation | A bristlemouth, a species of Cyclothone. | ||
Cynoclupea[103] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Malabarba & Di Dario | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | Morro do Chaves Formation | A member of Clupeiformes related to wolf herrings and anchovies. Genus includes new species C. nelsoni. | ||
Damergouia[104] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vullo et al. | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | A member of Pycnodontiformes related to Polygyrodus. The type species is D. lamberti. | |||
Diodon serratus | Sp. nov | Aguilera, Carrillo-Briceño & Rodriguez in Aguilera et al. | Middle Miocene | Socorro Formation | A species of Diodon. | |||
Economidichthys altidorsalis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A goby, a species of Economidichthys. | |||
Enchodus tineidae[105] | Sp. nov | Valid | Holloway et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | Duwi Formation | |||
Enophrys hoplites[106] | Sp. nov | Valid | Nazarkin | Miocene (Serravallian‒Tortonian) | Agnevo Formation | A species of Enophrys. | ||
Eoanabas[107] | Sp. nov | Wu et al. | Oligocene (Chattian) | Dingqing Formation | A climbing gourami. The type species is E. thibetana. | |||
Eoserrasalmimus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vullo et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | Eastern Ouled Abdoun Basin | A member of Pycnodontiformes related to Polygyrodus. The type species is E. cattoi. | ||
Esox nogaicus[108] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kovalchuk, Wilson & Grande | Early Pleistocene | A species of Esox. | |||
Eurypleuron debilis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A species of Eurypleuron. | ||
Foreyia[109] | Gen. et sp. nov | Cavin et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Prosanto Formation | A coelacanth belonging to the family Latimeriidae. The type species is F. maxkuhni. | |||
Gobius jarosi[110] | Sp. nov | Valid | Přikryl & Reichenbacher in Reichenbacher et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | [111] | A goby, a species of Gobius. | ||
Gonostoma dracula[112] | Sp. nov | Valid | Grădianu et al. | Oligocene | A species of Gonostoma. | |||
Grimmenodon[113] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Stumpf et al. | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | A member of Pycnodontiformes. The type species is G. aureum. | |||
Gymnogobius oligocenicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A species of Gymnogobius. | ||
Hesperichthys | Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ahnelt, Carnevale & Japundžić in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A goby. The type species is H. reductus; genus also includes "Hyrcanogobius" hesperis Schwarzhans, Bradić & Rundić (2015). | |||
Heteroconger? mataura | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | Possibly a species of Heteroconger. | ||
Hippohaliichthys[114] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Žalohar & Hitij | Middle Miocene | A member of the family Syngnathidae related to Haliichthys taeniophorus. The type species is H. edis. | |||
Hispanamia[115] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martín-Abad & Poyato-Ariza | Early Cretaceous | A member of Amiiformes. Genus includes new species H. newbreyi. | |||
Hongyu[116] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhu et al. | Devonian | Zhongning Formation | A member of Tetrapodomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is H. chowi. | ||
Isadia opokiensis[117] | Sp. nov | Valid | Minikh & Andrushkevich | Late Permian | Poldarsa/Poldarskaya Formation | ( ) | A ray-finned fish belonging to the group Eurynotoidiformes. Originally described as a species of Isadia, but subsequently made the type species of the separate genus Vologdinia.[118] | |
Italophiopsis[119] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Taverne & Capasso | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Limestones of Pietraroja | A member of Halecomorphi belonging to the group Ionoscopiformes. The type species is I. derasmoi. | ||
Karaganops[120] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Baykina & Schwarzhans | Miocene | ( ) | A member of Clupeidae. The type species is "Sardinella" perrata Daniltshenko (1970); genus also includes Karaganops komochtitziensis (Strashimirov, 1985). | ||
Kelemejtubus[121] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cantalice & Alvarado-Ortega | Paleocene (Danian) | A member of Percomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species K. castroi. | |||
Knipowitschia bulgarica | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A goby, a species of Knipowitschia. | |||
Krebsiella chattonensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A member of the family Percophidae. | ||
Lambeia[122] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mickle | Carboniferous (Tournaisian) | Albert Formation | An early member of Actinopterygii. The type species is L. pectinatus. | ||
Leptolepis toyei[123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Flannery Sutherland et al. | Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) | Lower Weald Clay Formation | |||
Leptolepis wealdensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Flannery Sutherland et al. | Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) | Lower Weald Clay Formation | |||
Lesueurigobius magniiugis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | A species of Lesueurigobius. | |||
Lesueurigobius stironensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Lin et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A species of Lesueurigobius. | |||
Lesueurina transoceana | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A relative of the flathead pygmy-stargazer. | ||
Liza brevirostris | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A species of Liza. | ||
Lombardichthys[124] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Arratia | Late Triassic (Norian) | A new genus for "Pholidophorus" gervasuttii Zambelli (1980). | |||
Lotella latidorsalis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A species of Lotella. | ||
Louckaichthys[125] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Přikryl & Carnevale | Oligocene (Rupelian) | Menilitic Formation | A member of the family Batrachoididae. The type species is L. novosadi. | ||
Luxembourgichthys[126] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Taverne & Steurbaut | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | Grandcourt Formation | A new genus for "Pholidophorus" friedeni Delsate (1999). | ||
"Merluccius" rattazzii | Sp. nov | Valid | Lin et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A member of the family Merlucciidae. | |||
Microdesmus paratethycus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | A species of Microdesmus. | |||
Micropercops pomahaka | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Pomahaka Formation | A species of Micropercops. | ||
Moldavichthys[127] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baykina & Schwarzhans | Miocene | A member of Alosinae. Genus includes new species M. switshenskae. Baykina & Schwarzhans (2017) also listed "Clupea" gomotartziensis Strashimirov (1985) as a possible species belonging to this genus, but subsequently this species was moved to the genus Maeotichthys.[128] | |||
Moringua waimumuensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A species of Moringua. | ||
Myripristis lobata | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | A species of Myripristis. | |||
Namicauda | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A member of the family Polymixiidae. The type species is N. pulvinata. | ||
Nanningocyprinus[129] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chen, Cen & Liu | Oligocene | Yongning Formation | A member of Cyprinidae. The type species is N. wui. | ||
Neobythites auriculatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Lin et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A species of Neobythites. | |||
Neobythites lindqvisti | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Waihoaka Formation | A species of Neobythites. | ||
Neogobius bettinae[130] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bratishko, Kovalchuk & Schwarzhans | Miocene (Tortonian) | A goby, a species of Neogobius. | |||
Nhanulepisosteus[131] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brito, Alvarado-Ortega & Meunier | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | Sabinal Formation | A gar. The type species is N. mexicanus. | ||
Nishiberyx | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A member of Berycidae. The type species is N. nishimotoi. | ||
Onychodus eriensis[132] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mann et al. | Devonian (Eifelian–Givetian boundary) | Dundee Formation | |||
Optivus moko | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A species of Optivus. | ||
Ortugobius | Gen. etp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A member of Gobioidei, possibly a goby. The type species is O. cascus. | ||
Pagellus schuberti | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | A species of Pagellus. | |||
Paraclupea seilacheri[133] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Alvarado-Ortega & Melgarejo-Damián | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Tlayúa Formation | A member of Clupeomorpha belonging to the group Ellimmichthyiformes and the family Paraclupeidae. | ||
Paralates chapelcorneri[134] | Sp. nov | Valid | Gierl & Reichenbacher | Eocene (Priabonian) | Chapelcorner Fish Bed | A member of Gobiiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | ||
Parasolea[135] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Soleidae; a new genus for "Rhombus" serbicus Anđelković (1966). | |||
Pareques laraensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Núñez-Flores et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Castillo Formation | A member of Sciaenidae. | ||
Pholidoctenus sanpellegrinensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Arratia | Triassic | ||||
Pontinus? karasawai | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A scorpionfish, possibly a species of Pontinus. | ||
Proneogobius | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ahnelt, Carnevale & Japundžić in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A goby; a new genus for "Gobius" pullus Kramberger (1882). | |||
Protobenthophilus | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ahnelt, Carnevale & Japundžić in Schwarzhans et al. | Miocene | A goby. The type species is P. squamatus; genus also includes P. strashimirovi. | |||
Pshekhagnathus[136] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bannikov, Carnevale & Popov | Oligocene (Rupelian) | A member of the family Syngnathidae. The type species is P. polypterus. | |||
Ptyctolepis[137] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lu et al. | Devonian (Pragian) | Posongchong Formation | A stem-sarcopterygian. The type species is P. brachynotus. | ||
Qarmoutus[138] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | El-Sayed et al. | Eocene (Priabonian) | Birket Qarun Formation | A member of Ariidae. The type species is Q. hitanensis. | ||
Rhynchoconger placidus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A species of Rhynchoconger. | ||
Rhynchoconger subtilis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A species of Rhynchoconger. | ||
Sachajenynsia[139] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sferco et al. | Miocene | A member of Anablepidae. Genus includes new species S. pacha. | |||
Sagaberyx | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A member of Beryciformes belonging to the suborder Berycoidei. The type species is S. kishimaensis. | ||
Sardinops robinsoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Chatton Formation | A relative of the South American pilchard. | ||
Saurida macilenta | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Ohe & Ando | Early Oligocene | Kishima Formation | A species of Saurida. | ||
Saurorhynchus anningae[140] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maxwell & Stumpf | Early Jurassic | Charmouth Mudstone | |||
Saurorhynchus hauffi | Sp. nov | Valid | Maxwell & Stumpf | Early Jurassic | Posidonia Shale | |||
Scalacurvichthys[141] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cawley & Kriwet | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Amminadav Formation or Bet-Meir Formation | A member of Pycnodontidae. The type species is S. naishi. | ||
Scleropages sinensis[142] | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang & Wilson | Early Eocene | Yangxi Formation | A species of Scleropages. | ||
Serrasalmimus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vullo et al. | Paleocene (early Thanetian) | Eastern Ouled Abdoun Basin | A member of Pycnodontiformes related to Polygyrodus. The type species is S. secans. | ||
Sparalepis[143] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Choo et al. | Silurian (late Ludlow) | Kuanti Formation | An early bony fish, probably a stem-sarcopterygian. The type species is S. tingi. | ||
Subortichthys[144] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ma & Xu | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | Guanling Formation | A member of Halecomorphi belonging to the group Ionoscopiformes. The type species is S. triassicus. | ||
Teffichthys[145] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Marramà et al. | Early Triassic | Ankitokazo Basin | A non-perleidiform member of Actinopterygii. A new genus for "Perleidus" madagascariensis Piveteau (1934); genus also includes "Perleidus" woodwardi, "Perleidus" stoschiensis, "Perleidus" lutoensis and "Perleidus" lehmani. | ||
Tonganago | Gen. et et comb. sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Eocene to Miocene | Chatton Formation | A member of the family Congridae. The type species is "Scalanago" fastigatus Schwarzhans (1980); genus also includes "Mystriophis" obliquum Stinton (1957), Tonganago sagittisulcatus (Schwarzhans, 1980) and a new species T. coplandi. | ||
Trachyrincus tewaewae | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Lee & Gard | Late Oligocene | Waihoaka Formation | A species of Trachyrincus. | ||
Tucmanableps | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sferco et al. | Miocene | A member of Anablepidae. Genus includes new species T. cionei. | |||
Tugenchromis[146] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Altner et al. | Late Miocene | Ngorora Formation | A cichlid belonging to the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae. Genus includes new species T. pickfordi. | ||
Weilerigobius | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Miocene | Genus includes new species W. lapugiensis. | |||
Xenoceratodus[147] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich | Late Eocene | A stem-lepidosireniform lungfish. The type species is X. labyrinthus. | |||
Zhongweilepis[148] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tan | Carboniferous (late Namurian) | Tupo Formation | A member of Palaeonisciformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Z. macilentus. | ||
Zorzinilabrus[149] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Bannikov & Bellwood | Eocene (late Ypresian) | Monte Bolca locality | A wrasse. The type species is Z. furcatus. | ||