Ctenocephalichthys

Ctenocephalichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Santonian.[2]

Ctenocephalichthys Temporal range: Santonian ~85.8–83.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Gnathostomata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes[1]
Genus:	Ctenocephalichthys
Binomial name
Ctenocephalichthys Gaudant 1969

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. "Ctenocephalichthys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
2. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

Further reading

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