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Elonichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish known from the late Paleozoic.[1][2] The genus sensu stricto contains three species known from the latest Carboniferous to the earliest Permian of freshwater ecosystems of Europe, but as a former wastebasket taxon, it contains many more dubiously-classified species from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, Greenland, South Africa, and North America.[2][3]
| Elonichthys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Fossil of Elonichthys sp. from the Permian of Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Elonichthyiformes |
| Family: | †Elonichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Elonichthys Giebel, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| †Elonichthys germari Giebel, 1848 | |
| Species | |
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The following are species within Elonichthys sensu stricto:[2][3][4]
The following are more dubious species that were formerly classified into this genus. However, the majority have been found to no longer even be members of Elonichthyidae.[2][3][4]
The following other dubious species are also known:
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