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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | † Ichthyokentemidae |
| Genus: | † Elpistoichthys Griffith, 1977 |
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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. pectinatusGriffith, 1977
- E. striolatusGriffith, 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]
