Acrolepididae


Acrolepididae is an extinct family of ray-finned fish. Genera referred to Acrolepididae existed from the Early Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. They were nektonic carnivores with a fusiform body.
Acrolepididae may be closely related with the Early Mesozoic Ptycholepididae.

Included genera and species

  • Genus Acrolepis Agassiz, 1843
  • * Acrolepis frequens Yankevich, 1996
  • * Acrolepis gigas Frič, 1877
  • * Acrolepis hamiltoni Johnston & Morton, 1890
  • * Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy, 1848
  • * Acrolepis hortonensis Dawson, 1868
  • * Acrolepis? laetus Lambe, 1916
  • * Acrolepis languescens Yankevich, 1996
  • * Acrolepis ortholepis Traquair, 1884
  • * Acrolepis sedgwicki Agassiz, 1843
  • * Acrolepis semigranulosa Traquair, 1890
  • * Acrolepis tasmanicus Johnston & Morton, 1891
  • * Acrolepis wilsoni Traquair, 1888
  • Genus Acropholis Aldinger, 1937
  • * Acropholis stensioei Aldinger, 1937
  • Genus Challaia Rusconi, 1946
  • * Challaia magna Rusconi, 1949
  • * Challaia elongata
  • Genus Namaichthys Gürich, 1923
  • * Namaichthys digitata
  • * Namaichthys schroederi Gürich, 1923
  • Genus Plegmolepis Aldinger, 1937
  • * Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger, 1937
  • * Plegmolepis kochi Aldinger, 1937
  • Genus Reticulolepis Westoll, 1934
  • * ''Reticulolepis exsculpta''