Elpistoichthys

Elpistoichthys Temporal range: Early Carnian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	†Ichthyokentemidae
Genus:	†Elpistoichthys Griffith, 1977
Species
E. pectinatus Griffith, 1977 E. striolatus Griffith, 1977

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.[1] It is known from the Reingrabener Schiefer formation of Austria.[2]

The following two species are known, both from the Carnian of Austria:[3]

• 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.[4]

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. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
3. 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. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138. S2CID 5332637.
4. Arratia, Gloria (2013-11-01). "Morphology, Taxonomy, and Phylogeny of Triassic Pholidophorid Fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (S1). doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.835642. ISSN 0272-4634.