Elpistoichthys Explained

Elpistoichthys (meaning "hopeful fish") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish, likely a teleosteomorph, that lived in Europe during the early Carnian stage of the Late Triassic epoch. It is known from the Reingrabener Schiefer formation of Austria.^[1]

The following two species are known, both from the Carnian of Austria:^[2]

• E. pectinatus Griffith, 1977
• E. striolatus Griffith, 1977

It has been tentatively assigned to the family Ichthyokentemidae, but it has not been revised since this initial classification and its taxonomic identity remains uncertain.^[3]

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Web site: PBDB Taxon . 2024-12-24 . paleobiodb.org.
2. Romano . Carlo . Koot . Martha B. . Kogan . Ilja . Brayard . Arnaud . Minikh . Alla V. . Brinkmann . Winand . Bucher . Hugo . Kriwet . Jürgen . 2016 . Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution . Biological Reviews . 91 . 1 . 106–147 . 10.1111/brv.12161 . 25431138 . 5332637.
3. Arratia . Gloria . 2013-11-01 . Morphology, Taxonomy, and Phylogeny of Triassic Pholidophorid Fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei) . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 33 . S1 . 10.1080/02724634.2013.835642 . 0272-4634.