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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | †Ichthyokentemidae |
| Genus: | †Elpistoichthys Griffith, 1977 |
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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
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References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ 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 5332637.106-147&rft.date=2016&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:5332637#id-name=S2CID&rft_id=info:pmid/25431138&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/brv.12161&rft.aulast=Romano&rft.aufirst=Carlo&rft.au=Koot, Martha B.&rft.au=Kogan, Ilja&rft.au=Brayard, Arnaud&rft.au=Minikh, Alla V.&rft.au=Brinkmann, Winand&rft.au=Bucher, Hugo&rft.au=Kriwet, Jürgen&rft_id=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269406596_Permian-Triassic_Osteichthyes_bony_fishes_diversity_dynamics_and_body_size_evolution_Supplementary_Tables_S1-S3&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Elpistoichthys" class="Z3988">
- ^ 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.
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