Fistularioides

Fistularioides Temporal range: Early Eocene [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
F. veronensis specimen, Museo dei Fossili di Bolca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	† Fistularioididae
Genus:	† Fistularioides Blot, 1980
Species
†F. veronensisBlot, 1980 †F. phyllolepisBlot, 1980

Fistularioides (meaning " Fistularia -like") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine syngnathiform fish that lived during the Early Eocene of Europe. ^[1] It is known from two species, F. veronensisBlot, 1980 and F. phyllolepisBlot, 1980 from the Monte Bolca site of Italy.

Closeup of skull

As its name suggests, it superficially resembled and was related to the cornetfishes, though it belonged to its own extinct family, the Fistularioididae. It is one of two known genera from this family, alongside Pseudosyngnathus from the same locality. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.
3. Cantalice, Kleyton Magno; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (2016-12-12). "Eekaulostomus cuevasae gen. and sp. nov., an ancient armored trumpetfish (Aulostomoidea) from Danian (Paleocene) marine deposits of Belisario Domínguez, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. Retrieved 2025-04-15.