Ctenocephalichthys Explained

Ctenocephalichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish, generally considered a holocentriform, that lived during the Late Cretaceous.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is known from Cenomanian to the Santonian of Lebanon.

It contains the following species:^[4]

• †C. brevispinus Gayet, 1982 - Santonian of Lebanon (Sahel Alma) (=C. brevissimus Gayet, 1982)
• †C. longispinus Gaudant, 1969 - Cenomanian of Lebanon
• †C. lorteri Gaudant, 1969 - Santonian of Lebanon (type species)

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Further reading

• Gallo-Da-Silva. Valéria. De Figueiredo. Francisco J.. Pelotius hesselae, gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei: Holocentridae) from the Cretaceous (Turonian) of Pelotas Basin, Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19. 2. 1999. 263–270. 0272-4634. 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011140. 1999JVPal..19..263G .
• Gayet. Mireille. Barbin. Vincent. Nouvel Holocentridae (Pisces, Beryciformes) du Priabonien de Brendola (Italie). Geobios. 27. 3. 1994. 335–342. 0016-6995. 10.1016/S0016-6995(94)80181-9. 1994Geobi..27..335G .

Notes and References

1. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 363 . 1–560 . 2002 . 2009-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class . 2011-07-23 .
2. Web site: PBDB Taxon . 2024-06-27 . paleobiodb.org.
3. Murray . Alison M. . 2014 . Mid-Cretaceous acanthomorph fishes with the description of a new species from the Turonian of Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada . Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology . en . 1 . 101–115 . 10.18435/B5CC78 . 2292-1389. free .
4. Book: Gayet, Mireille . Les poissons fossiles . Belouze . Anne . Saad . Pierre Abi . 2003 . Editions désiris . 978-2-907653-84-8 . fr.