Ctenocephalichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish, generally considered a holocentriform, that lived during the Late Cretaceous.[2][3][4] It is known from Cenomanian to the Santonian of Lebanon.[4]

Ctenocephalichthys
Temporal range: Cenomanian to Santonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes (?)
Genus: Ctenocephalichthys
Gaudant, 1969[1]
Type species
Ctenocephalichthys lorteri
Gaudant, 1969
Species
  • C. brevispinus Gayet, 1982
  • C. longispinus Gaudant, 1969
  • C. lorteri Gaudant, 1969

It contains the following species:[4][5]

  • 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)

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References

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  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.
  3. ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  4. ^ a b c 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. 1: 101–115. doi:10.18435/B5CC78. ISSN 2292-1389.
  5. ^ Gayet, Mireille; Belouze, Anne; Saad, Pierre Abi (2003). Les poissons fossiles (in French). Editions désiris. ISBN 978-2-907653-84-8.

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