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Thislist offossilfishes described in 2020 is a list of newtaxa ofjawless vertebrates,placoderms,acanthodians, fossilcartilaginous fishes,bony fishes, and other fishes of every kind that weredescribed during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related topaleoichthyology that occurred in 2020.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clavulaspis[1] | Nom. nov | Valid | Elliott, Lassiter & Geyer | Devonian (Givetian) | Yahatinda Formation | ( | A member of the familyPteraspididae; a replacement name forHelaspis Elliottet al. (2000). | |
| Ecphymaspis[1] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Elliott, Lassiter & Geyer | Devonian (Eifelian) | Spring Mountain beds | ( | A member of the family Pteraspididae; a new genus for"Psephaspis" idahoensis Denison (1968). | |
| Parathelodus liaokuoensis[2] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cuiet al. | Devonian (Lochkovian) | Xishancun | Athelodont belonging to the familyCoelolepidae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Parathelodus wangi[2] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cuiet al. | Devonian (Lochkovian) | Xishancun | Athelodont belonging to the familyCoelolepidae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Parathelodus xitunensis[2] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cuiet al. | Devonian (Lochkovian) | Xitun | Athelodont belonging to the familyCoelolepidae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Psarkosteus[3] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Dec | Devonian (Givetian) | Skały | A member of the familyPsammosteidae. The type species isP. mediocris. | ||
| Rumporostralis[4] | Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Shanet al. | Silurian (Telychian) | Xikeng Formation | A member ofGaleaspida belonging to the groupEugaleaspiformes and the familySinogaleaspidae. The type species is"Sinogaleaspis" xikengensis Pan & Wang (1980); genus also includes new speciesR. shipanensis. | ||
| Scutellaspis[1] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Elliott, Lassiter & Geyer | Devonian (Eifelian) | Spring Mountain beds | ( | A member of the family Pteraspididae. Genus includes new speciesS. wilsoni. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinolepis zaikai[5] | Sp. nov | Valid | Plax & Newman | Devonian (Emsian) | Lepel Beds | |||
| Bulongosteus[6] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu, Zong & Gong | Late Devonian | Zhulumute Formation | A member of the familySelenosteidae. Genus includes new speciesB. liui. | ||
| Johannaspis[7] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Vaškaninová | EarlyDevonian | Prague Basin | Ahomostiidarthrodire. Genus includes"Asterolepis" bohemicus Barrande (1872). | ||
| Minjinia[8] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brazeauet al. | Devonian (Pragian) | A placoderm closely related to thegnathostomecrown group. Genus includes new speciesM. turgenensis. | |||
| Stipatosteus[5] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Plax & Newman | Devonian (Emsian) | Lepel Beds | Aphlyctaeniid arthrodire. Genus includes new speciesS. svidunovitchi. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallodentus[9] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Newman, Den Blaauwen & Burrow | Devonian (Givetian) | Mey Flagstone Formation | A cheiracanthid acanthodian. Genus includes new speciesF. davidsoni. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amamriabatis[10] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene | A ray belonging to the familyMobulidae. The type species isA. heni. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Szabó & Főzy | ||||||
| Atlantitrygon[12] | Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Sambouet al. | Paleocene (Thanetian) andEocene (Lutetian) | Matam | A putative marinepotamotrygonid. The type species is"Dasyatis" sudrei Cappetta (1972); genus also includes new speciesA. senegalensis. | ||
| Canadodus[13] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Popov, Johns & Suntok | Late Oligocene | Sooke | ( | A member of the familyChimaeridae. Genus includes new speciesC. suntoki. | |
| Carcharhinus kasserinensis[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene (Bartonian) | A species ofCarcharhinus. | |||
| Coupatezia cristata[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene | A ray belonging to the superfamilyDasyatoidea. | |||
| Cretasquatina[14] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maisey, Ehret & Denton | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Mooreville Chalk Navesink Formation? | ( | A member of the familySquatinidae. The type species isC. americana. | |
| Eoplatyrhina[15] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Marramàet al. | Eocene | Monte Bolca | A member of the familyPlatyrhinidae. Genus includes"Platyrhina" bolcensis Heckel (1851). | ||
| Eorhinobatos[16] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Marramàet al. | Eocene | Monte Bolca | Aguitarfish; a new genus for"Rhinobatos" primaevus. | ||
| Ferromirum[17] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Freyet al. | Devonian (Famennian) | Ibâouane | A member ofSymmoriiformes. The type species isF. oukherbouchi. | ||
| Himantura souarfortuna[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene (Bartonian) | Awhiptail stingray, a species ofHimantura. | |||
| Lamarodus[18] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ivanovin Ivanovet al. | Permian (Guadalupian) | Bell Canyon Formation | ( | A member ofHybodontiformes belonging to the superfamilyHybodontoidea. Genus includes new speciesL. triangulus. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |
| Leptocharias tunisiensis[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene | A relative of thebarbeled houndshark. | |||
| Mecotrygon[10] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene | Awhiptail stingray belonging to the subfamilyNeotrygoninae. The type species isM. asperodentulus. | |||
| Mennerotodus mackayi[19] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cicimurri, Ebersole & Martin | Paleocene (Danian) | Clayton | ( | Asand shark | |
| Mennerotodus parmleyi[19] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cicimurri, Ebersole & Martin | Eocene (Bartonian) | Clinchfield | ( | Asand shark | |
| Microtriftis[12] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sambouet al. | Eocene (Ypresian toLutetian) | Matam | Adasyatoid of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new speciesM. matami. | ||
| Nanocetorhinus zeitlingeri[20] | Sp. nov | Valid | Feichtinger, Pollerspöck & Harzhauser | Oligocene (Chattian) | Eferding | A member ofNeoselachii of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | ||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sambouet al. | Paleocene (Thanetian) andEocene (Ypresian) | Matam | A member ofNeoselachii of uncertain phylogenetic placement | |||
| Ouledia lacuna[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene (Bartonian) | Abutterfly ray. | |||
| Pachygymnura[10] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene | A butterfly ray. The type species is"Coupatezia" attiai Cookin Murrayet al. (2010). | |||
| Plesiozanobatus[15] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Marramàet al. | Eocene | Monte Bolca | A relative ofpanray. Genus includes"Torpedo" egertoni De Zigno (1876). | ||
| Pristiophorus austriacus[21] | Sp. nov | Valid | Reineckeet al. | Miocene (Aquitanian) | Ebelsberg | A species ofPristiophorus. | ||
| Pristiophorus borealis[21] | Sp. nov | Valid | Reineckeet al. | Oligocene (Chattian) | Sülstorf | A species ofPristiophorus. | ||
| Pristiophorus tortonicus[21] | Sp. nov | Valid | Reineckeet al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | Mica Clay | A species ofPristiophorus. | ||
| Pristiophorus ungeri[21] | Sp. nov | Valid | Reineckeet al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Neuhofen | A species ofPristiophorus. | ||
| Pseudorhinobatos[16] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Marramàet al. | Eocene | Monte Bolca | A guitarfish; a new genus for"Rhinobatos" dezignii. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lebedevin Lebedev, Ivanov & Linkevich | A member ofCtenacanthiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isS. makhlaevi. | |||||
| Sphyrna guinoti[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene | A species ofSphyrna. | |||
| Stegostoma tethysiensis[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnetet al. | Eocene | A relative of thezebra shark. | |||
| Taklamakanolepis[23] | Gen. et sp. nov | Andreevet al. | EarlySilurian | Ymogantau | A member ofMongolepidida. The type species isT. asiaticus. | |||
| Tielikewatielepis[23] | Gen. et sp. nov | Andreevet al. | EarlySilurian | Tataertag | A member ofMongolepidida. The type species isT. sinensis. | |||
| Xiaohaizilepis[23] | Gen. et sp. nov | Andreevet al. | EarlySilurian | Tataertag | A member ofMongolepidida. The type species isX. liui. | |||
| Yuanolepis[23] | Gen. et sp. nov | Andreevet al. | EarlySilurian | Ymogantau | A cartilaginous fish of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isY. bachunensis. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agassizilia[24] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cooper & Martill | Cenomanian | Kem Kem | Possibly a member of the familyPycnodontidae. The type species isA. erfoudina. | ||
| Altmuehlfuro[25] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ebert | Late Jurassic | Solnhofen | A member ofHalecomorphi belonging to the groupOphiopsiformes. Genus includes new speciesA. boomerang. | ||
| Amakusaichthys[26] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yabumoto, Hirose & Brito | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Hinoshima | A member ofIchthyodectiformes. Genus includes new speciesA. goshouraensis. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Anomoeodus wolfi[27] | Sp. nov | Valid | Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Del Rio | ( | A member of the familyPycnodontidae. | |
| Anorevus[28] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Bannikov & Zorzin | Eocene (Ypresian) | Monte Bolca | A member ofPercomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isA. lorenzonii. | ||
| Ariopsis castilloensi[29] | Sp. nov | In press | Aguilera & Rodriguezin Aguileraet al. | LateOligocene to earlyMiocene | Castillo | A species ofAriopsis. | ||
| Armigatus carrenoae[30] | Sp. nov | Valid | Alvarado-Ortega, Than-Marchese & Melgarejo-Damián | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Tlayúa | A member ofClupeomorpha belonging to the groupEllimmichthyiformes and to the familyArmigatidae. | ||
| Bagre ornatus[29] | Sp. nov | In press | Aguilera & Rodriguezin Aguileraet al. | LateOligocene to earlyMiocene | Castillo | A species ofBagre. | ||
| Baringochromis[31] | Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Altner & Reichenbacher | Late Miocene | Acichlid belonging to the subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae. The type species isB. senutae; genus also includesB. sonyii andB. tallamae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | |||
| Boreolates[32] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Weems | Eocene | Nanjemoy | ( | A member of the familyLatidae. The type species isB. debernardi. | |
| Brachyplatystoma elbakyani[33] | Sp. nov | In press | Agnolin & Bogan | Late Miocene | A species ofBrachyplatystoma | |||
| Burguklia minichorum[34] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bakaev & Kogan | Permian (Wordian–Capitanian) | An early ray-finned fish. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |||
| Caucombrus[35] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bannikov | Early Oligocene | Abkhazia | A member of the familyScombridae. Genus includes new speciesC. histiopterygius. | ||
| Chaychanus[36] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cantalice Severiano, Alvarado Ortega & Bellwood | Paleocene | A member of the familyPomacentridae. Genus includes new speciesC. gonzalezorum. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |||
| Cheirolepis aleshkai[37] | Sp. nov | Valid | Plax | Devonian (Eifelian) | An early ray-finned fish. | |||
| Clupea hanishinaensis[38] | Nom. nov | Valid | Yabumoto & Nazarkin | Miocene | Bessho | A species ofClupea; a replacement name forClupea macrocephala Yabumoto & Nazarkin (2018). | ||
| Cyclothone duhoensis[39] | Sp. nov | Valid | Nam & Nazarkin | Miocene | Duho | A species ofCyclothone. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | ||
| Ellimma longipectoralis[40] | Sp. nov | Valid | Polcket al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Barra Velha Formation | A member ofClupeomorpha belonging to the groupEllimmichthyiformes and to the familyParaclupeidae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Ellimmichthys spinosus[41] | Sp. nov | In press | De Figueiredo & Gallo | Early Cretaceous | Recôncavo Basin | A member of Clupeomorpha belonging to the group Ellimmichthyiformes. | ||
| Elongofuro[25] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ebert | Late Jurassic | A member ofHalecomorphi belonging to the groupOphiopsiformes. Genus includes new speciesE. woelflei. | |||
| Engdahlichthys[42] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Murrayet al. | Paleocene | Fort Union | ( | Asturgeon. Genus includes new speciesE. milviaegis. | |
| Epaelops[43] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Alves, Alvarado Ortega & Brito | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Tlayúa | A member ofElopiformes. Genus includes new speciesE. martinezi. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020. | ||
| Feroxichthys[44] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | Guanling | A member of the familyColobodontidae. The type species isF. yunnanensis. | ||
| Globanomoeodus[27] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Del Rio | ( | A member of the family Pycnodontidae. The type species isG. dentespassim. | |
| Gregoriopycnodus[45] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Taverne, Capasso & Del Re | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A member of the familyPycnodontidae. The type species is"Palaeobalistum" bassanii d'Erasmo (1914). | |||
| Hadromos[46] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Murray | Early Cenozoic (possibly Eocene) | Sangkarewang | A member ofCyprinoidea. Genus includes new speciesH. sandersae. | ||
| Hastichthys totonacus[47] | Sp. nov | In press | Alvarado-Ortega & Díaz-Cruz | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | Agua Nueva | A member ofAulopiformes belonging to the familyDercetidae. | ||
| Heckelichthys preopercularis[48] | Sp. nov | In press | Baños Rodríguezet al. | Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) | El Doctor | A member ofIchthyodectiformes | ||
| Hiascoactinus[49] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Kimet al. | Late Triassic | Amisan | A member ofRedfieldiiformes. Genus includes new speciesH. boryeongensis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020. | ||
| Holzmadenfuro[50] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ebert, Thies & Hauff | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | Posidonia | A member ofHalecomorphi. Genus includes new speciesH. rebmanni. | ||
| Hypsocormus posterodorsalis[51] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maxwellet al. | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | Nusplingen | |||
| Kradimus[52] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Veysey, Brito & Martill | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | Akrabou Formation | A member ofCrossognathiformes. Genus includes new speciesK. asflaensis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Lavinia stuwilliamsi[53] | Sp. nov | Valid | McClellan & Smith | LateMiocene | Salt Lake Formation | ( | A species ofLavinia. | |
| Lebrunichthys[54] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Taverne & Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member ofCrossognathiformes belonging to the familyPachyrhizodontidae. The type species isL. nammourensis. | |||
| Lindoeichthys[55] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Murrayet al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Scollard Formation | ( | A member ofPercopsiformes. Genus includes new speciesL. albertensis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |
| Louwoichthys[56] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of thestem group ofNeopterygii. Genus includes new speciesL. pusillus. | |||
| Luganoia fortuna[57] | Sp. nov | Valid | Xu | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Falang | |||
| Monosmilus[58] | Gen. et sp. nov | Capobiancoet al. | Eocene (Lutetian) | Domanda | Astem-engraulid. The type species isM. chureloides. | |||
| Neilpeartia[59] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Carnevaleet al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | Monte Bolca | Afrogfish. Genus includes new speciesN. ceratoi. | ||
| Neomesturus[60] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Cooper & Martill | Turonian | Akrabou | A member of Pycnodontiformes. Genus includes new speciesN. asflaensis. | ||
| Neoproscinetes africanus[24] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cooper & Martill | Cenomanian | Kem Kem | A member of the familyPycnodontidae | ||
| Njoerdichthys[61] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Cawleyet al. | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | Hesseltal | A member of the familyPycnodontidae. The type species isN. dyckerhoffi. | ||
| Nunaneichthys[62] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Hernández-Guerreroet al. | Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) | Abonefish belonging to the subfamilyPterothrissinae. Genus includes new speciesN. mexicanus. | |||
| Ohmdenfuro[50] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ebert, Thies & Hauff | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | Posidonia | A member ofHalecomorphi. Genus includes new speciesO. bodmani. | ||
| Paranursallia cavini[60] | Sp. nov | In press | Cooper & Martill | Turonian | Akrabou | A member of Pycnodontiformes. | ||
| Pauciuncus[46] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Murray | Early Cenozoic (possibly Eocene) | Sangkarewang | A member of Cyprinoidea. Genus includes"Puntius" bussyi. | ||
| Polcynichthys[63] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | London & Shimada | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Tarrant | ( | A member of the familyPachyrhizodontidae. Genus includes new speciesP. lloydhilli. | |
| Rachycentron stremphaencus[64] | Sp. nov | Valid | Godfrey & Carnevale | Miocene (Tortonian) | St. Marys | ( | A relative of thecobia. | |
| Rebekkachromis valyricus[65] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kevrekidis & Reichenbacherin Kevrekidiset al. | Miocene | Ngorora | Acichlid belonging to the tribeOreochromini. | ||
| Rebekkachromis vancouveringae[65] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kevrekidis & Reichenbacherin Kevrekidiset al. | Miocene | Ngorora | A cichlid belonging to the tribe Oreochromini. | ||
| Rupelia[66] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Baykina & Kovalchukin Kovalchuket al. | Oligocene (Rupelian) | A member of familyClupeidae. Genus includesR. rata (Daniltshenko, 1959). | |||
| Salwaichthys[67] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bannikov | EarlyOligocene | Abkhazia ( | A member ofPerciformes belonging to the new familySalwaichthyidae. Genus includes new speciesS. paratethyensis. | ||
| Sanctusichthys[68] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | López-Arbarello, Maxwell & Schweigert | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | Nusplingen Limestone | A member ofHalecomorphi. Genus includes new speciesS. rieteri. | ||
| Sangkarewangia[46] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Murray | Early Cenozoic (possibly Eocene) | Sangkarewang | A member of Cyprinoidea. Genus includes new speciesS. sumatranus. | ||
| Scleropages sanshuiensis[69] | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang | EarlyEocene | Huachong | A species ofScleropages. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Scombroclupea javieri[70] | Sp. nov | In press | Than Marcheseet al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Cintalapa | A member ofClupeomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement | ||
| Siniperca ikikoku[71] | Sp. nov | Valid | Yabumoto | Miocene | A species ofSiniperca. | |||
| Simocormus[51] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maxwellet al. | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian–Tithonian) | A member of the familyPachycormidae. The type species isS. macrolepidotus. | |||
| Stanhopeichthys[72] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Taverne & Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member ofCrossognathiformes belonging to the familyPachyrhizodontidae. The type species isS. libanicus. | |||
| Stefanichthys[73] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Bannikov & Zorzin | Eocene (Ypresian) | Monte Bolca | A member ofPercoidei of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isS. mariannae. | ||
| Vachalia[74] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Přikryl & Carnevale | Early Oligocene | A member of the familyPlatytroctidae. Genus includes new speciesV. moraviensis. | |||
| Vegrandichthys[75] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Díaz-Cruz, Alvarado-Ortega &Giles | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Cintalapa | A member ofAulopiformes belonging to the familyEnchodontidae. The type species isV. coitecus. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Altner, Ruthensteiner & Reichenbacher | LateMiocene | Acichlid belonging to the subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae. The type species isW. unicuspidatus. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampheristus americanus[77] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringer | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) andPaleocene (Danian) | Clayton Kemp Clay | ( | Acusk-eel. | |
| Anguilla? chickasawae[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Paleocene (Danian)[77] | Clayton[77] Ripley | ( | A member or a relative of the familyAnguillidae | |
| Apateodus crenellatus[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Owl Creek | ( | ||
| Benthophilus aprutinus[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | Atadpole goby. | |||
| Benthophilus labronicus[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | A tadpole goby. | |||
| Buenia pisiformis[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) | A species ofBuenia. | |||
| Caspiosoma lini[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | A species ofCaspiosoma. | |||
| Caspiosoma paulisulcata[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | A species ofCaspiosoma. | |||
| Choctawichthys[78] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ripley | ( | A member ofParacanthopterygii of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is "genus Perciformorum"cepoloides Nolf & Dockery (1990). | |
| Chromogobius? primigenius[80] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Brzobohatý & Radwańska | Miocene | Possibly a species ofChromogobius. | |||
| Congrophichthus[77] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringer | Late Cretaceous (lateCampanian andMaastrichtian) andPaleocene (Danian) | Clayton Coffee Sand Kemp Clay | ( | A member of the familyCongridae. The type species isC. transterminus. | |
| Cowetaichthys carnevalei[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ripley | ( | Abeardfish | |
| Dakotaichthys[77] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringer | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Fox Hills Kemp Clay | ( | Possibly a member of the familyGadidae. The type species isD. hogansoni. | |
| Eleotris omuamuaensis[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Tortonian) | A species ofEleotris. | |||
| Eleotris tyrrhenicus[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Tortonian) | A species ofEleotris. | |||
| Elopothrissus carsonsloani[77] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringer | Paleocene (Danian) | Clayton | ( | A relative of theJapanese gissu. | |
| Enigmacottus[79] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | Possibly a member of the familyPsychrolutidae. The type species isE. socialis. | |||
| Eutawichthys choctawae[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Kemp Clay[77] Ripley | ( | Probably a member ofBeryciformes | |
| Gobius peloponnesus[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Pliocene (Zanclean) | A species ofGobius. | |||
| Gobius supraspectabilis[80] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Brzobohatý & Radwańska | Miocene | A species ofGobius. | |||
| Hesperichthys gironeae[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) | Agoby. | |||
| Hesperichthys iugosus[80] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Brzobohatý & Radwańska | Miocene | A goby. Originally described as a species ofHesperichthys, but subsequently transferred to the genusSarmatigobius.[81] | |||
| Hoeseichthys[80] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Brzobohatý & Radwańska | Miocene and Pliocene[82] | A goby. Genus includes"Otolithus (Gobius)" praeclarus Procházka (1893) andH. laevis (Weiler, 1942), as well as "Gobiida"bicornuta Lin, Girone & Wolf (2015) and "Gobiida"brioche Lin, Girone & Wolf (2015).[79] | |||
| Hoplopteryx langfordi[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ripley | ( | ||
| Knipowitschia etrusca[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | A species ofKnipowitschia. | |||
| Knipowitschia polonica[80] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Brzobohatý & Radwańska | Miocene | A species ofKnipowitschia. | |||
| Kokenichthys navis[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Owl Creek | ( | A member ofOsteoglossiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement | |
| Lesueurigobius stazzanensis[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Tortonian) | A species ofLesueurigobius. | |||
| Megalops? nolfi[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ripley | ( | Probably member of the familyMegalopidae | |
| Muraenanguilla unionensis[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Owl Creek | ( | Aneel of uncertain phylogenetic placement | |
| Odondebuenia agiadiae[80] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Brzobohatý & Radwańska | Miocene | A relative of thecoralline goby. | |||
| Osmeroides mississippiensis[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Owl Creek | ( | ||
| Ossulcus[78] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ripley | ( | Probably a member ofBeryciformes. The type species isO. labiatus. | |
| Otolithopsis cumatilis[78] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ripley | ( | Anotolith of a fish of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |
| Palaeogadus weltoni[77] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringer | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Kemp Clay | ( | ||
| Palealbula korchinskyi[85] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Mironenko | Late Jurassic | Possibly astem-albuliform | |||
| Palealbula moscoviensis[85] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Mironenko | Late Jurassic | Possibly astem-albuliform. | |||
| Proterorhinus cretensis[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Pliocene (Zanclean) | A species ofProterorhinus. | |||
| Pythonichthys arkansasensis[77] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringer | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) andPaleocene (Danian) | Clayton Kemp Clay | ( | A species ofPythonichthys. | |
| Rhynchoconger brettwoodwardi[77] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringer | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Kemp Clay | ( | A species ofRhynchoconger. | |
| Thorogobius petilus[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | A species ofThorogobius. | |||
| Thrax[78] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ripley | ( | A member ofAulopiformes belonging to the familyIchthyotringidae. The type species isT. acutus. | |
| Tippaha[78] | Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans & Stringerin Stringeret al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Owl Creek | ( | A member ofHolocentriformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isT. mythica; genus also includes "genus Ophidiidarum"cavatus Nolf & Stringer (1996). | |
| Vanderhorstia prochazkai[80] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Brzobohatý & Radwańska | Miocene | A species ofVanderhorstia. | |||
| Zosterisessor exsul[79] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale | Miocene (Messinian) | A relative of thegrass goby. |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferganoceratodus annekempae[86] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cavin, Deesri & Chanthasit | Late Jurassic | Phu Kradung | A lungfish. | ||
| Megalichthys mullisoni[87] | Sp. nov | Valid | Downs &Daeschler | Devonian (Famennian) | Catskill | ( | ||
| Metaceratodus baibianorum[88] | Sp. nov | Valid | Panzeriet al. | Late Cretaceous | La Colonia | A lungfish. | ||
| Neoceratodus potkooroki[89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kemp & Berrell | Cretaceous | A lungfish. | |||
| Ptychoceratodus oldhami[90] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bhat & Ray | Late Triassic (Carnian) | Tiki | Alungfish. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Rossichthys[91] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Johansonet al. | Carboniferous (Tournaisian) | Ballagan Formation | A member ofRhizodontida. The type species isR. clackae. |
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