Kingdom Animalia Infraclass Teleostei Rank Family | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Tselfatiiformes | |
Similar Tselfatiiformes, Bananogmius, Pachyrhizodus, Protosphyraena, Ptychodus | ||
Plethodidae is an extinct family of teleost fish that existed during the Late Cretaceous period. Fossils are known from North America, North Africa, and Europe.
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Description
Plethodids possessed thin, angelfish-like bodies and often had high dorsal fins which made them distinctive from other types of fish. Their bodies contained cartilage, though the amount varied from one species to another.
Genera
As of 2005, there are seventeen recognized genera in the family Plethodidae:
References
Plethodidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA