Elpistoichthys

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Elpistoichthys
Temporal range: Early Carnian [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Ichthyokentemidae
Genus: Elpistoichthys
Griffith, 1977
Species
  • E. pectinatusGriffith, 1977
  • E. striolatusGriffith, 1977

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]

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]

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