Holosteus

Extinct genus of fishes

Holosteus
Temporal range: Ypresian-Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Subfamily: Holosteinae
Genus: Holosteus
Agassiz, 1835

Holosteus (meaning "complete skeleton") is a genus of prehistoric barracudina found in Eocene and Oligocene-aged marine strata.

References

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35570&is_real_user=1

Taxon identifiers
Holosteus


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