Eclipes Temporal range:Late Miocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	†Eclipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1919
Type species
†Eclipes veternus Jordan & Gilbert, 1919
Species
†E. extensusJordan, 1921 †E. manniJordan, 1921 †E. santamonicaeDavid, 1943 †E. veternusJordan & Gilbert, 1919

Eclipes is anextinctgenus of prehistoric marineray-finned fish that lived off the coast of western North America during theLate Miocene.^[1] It was a member of theGadidae, making it closely related to moderncods andhaddocks. The several species known from this genus inhabited deep waters in what is now theLos Angeles Basin ofsouthern California.^[2]

The following species are known:^[2][3]

• †E. extensusJordan, 1921 -Barstovian of California
• †E. manniJordan, 1921 -Tortonian of California (Monterey Formation)
• †E. santamonicaeDavid, 1943 - Late Miocene of California (Modelo Formation)
• †E. veternusJordan & Gilbert, 1919 - Tortonian of California (Monterey Formation)

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