Acanthonemus

Acanthonemus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]

Acanthonemus Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Acanthonemus filamentosus
Illustration from Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Atlas (1849)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Gnathostomata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scombridae[2]
Genus:	Acanthonemus

Species

• Acanthonemus filamentosus Agassiz 1835

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
2. "Acanthonemus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2016-07-05.