# 2012 in paleoichthyology

This list of fossil fish species is a list of taxa of fish that have been described during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.

## Newly named jawless vertebrates

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Diademaspis janvieri | Sp. nov | Valid | Keating, Sansom & Purnell | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | Wayne Herbert Quarry | United Kingdom | A member of Osteostraci, a species of Diademapsis. |
| Dunyu | Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Zhu, Liu, Jia & Gai | Silurian | Huixingshao Formation Kuanti Formation | China | A eugaleaspidiform galeaspid. Its type species is Dunyu longiforus; genus also contains "Eugaleaspis" xiushanensis Liu 1983. |
| Janaspis | Gen. et comb et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Keating, Sansom & Purnell | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | Wayne Herbert Quarry | United Kingdom | A new genus of Osteostraci including the type species "Cephalaspis" pagei Lankester, 1868 and new species J. newtonensis and J. punctata. |
| Kerreralepis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Blom | Lower Devonian | | United Kingdom | A birkeniid anaspid. The type species is Kerreralepis carinata. |
| Waengsjoeaspis platycornis | Sp. nov | Valid | Scott & Wilson | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | Man On The Hill Lagerstätte | Canada | A member of Osteostraci, a species of Waengsjoeaspis. |
| Zenaspis waynensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Keating, Sansom & Purnell | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | Wayne Herbert Quarry | United Kingdom | A member of Osteostraci, a species of Zenaspis. |

## Newly named acanthodians

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Halimacanthodes | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Burrow, Trinajstic & Long | Late Devonian (Frasnian) | Gogo Formation | Australia | An acanthodiform acanthodian. The type species is Halimacanthodes ahlbergi. |
| Machaeracanthus goujeti | Sp. nov | Valid | Botella, Martínez-Pérez & Soler-Gijón | Early Devonian | | France  Spain | A species of Machaeracanthus. |
| Podoliacanthus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Voichyshyn & Szaniawski | Early Devonian, possibly also late Silurian. | | Ukraine  Greenland | An ischnacanthiform, possibly an ischnacanthid. The type species is Podoliacanthus zychi; also contains three yet unnamed species. |

## Newly named cartilaginous fishes

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Abdounia lata | Sp. nov | Valid | Malyshkina | Late Eocene | Tavda Formation | Russia | A requiem shark, a species of Abdounia. |
| Abdounia vassilyevae | Sp. nov | Valid | Malyshkina | Late Eocene | Tavda Formation | Russia | A requiem shark, a species of Abdounia. |
| Agaleorhynchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Santonian to early Campanian) | | United Kingdom | A sclerorhynchid. The type species is Agaleorhynchus britannicus. |
| Argoubia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Adnet et al. | Late Eocene | | Morocco | A mobulid. The type species is Argoubia barbei. |
| Australopristis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martill & Ibrahim | Late Cretaceous | | New Zealand | A sawfish. The type species is Australopristis wiffeni. |
| Borodinopristis shannoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Case et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | | United States | A sclerorhynchid sawfish, a species of Borodinopristis. |
| Carcharodon hubbelli | Sp. nov | Valid | Ehret et al. | Late Miocene | Pisco Formation | Peru | A lamnid shark, a species of Carcharodon. |
| Cretaplatyrhinoidis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (Santonian to Campanian) | | France  United Kingdom | A platyrhinid. The type species is Cretaplatyrhinoidis ornatus. |
| Cromhallia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Behan, Walken & Cuny | Early Carboniferous | | United Kingdom | A chondrichthyan of indeterminate phylogenetic relationships. The type species is Cromhallia parvunda. |
| Duffinselache | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Andreev & Cuny | Rhaetian | | United Kingdom | A selachimorph, a new genus for "Polyacrodus" holwellensis (Duffin, 1998). |
| Eoplinthicus underwoodi | Sp. nov | Valid | Adnet et al. | Late Eocene | | Morocco | A mobulid, a species of Eoplinthicus. |
| Fragilicorona wanlantricuspis | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Zhuganpo Formation | China | An elasmobranch, a species of Fragilicorona. |
| Galeocorax | Nom. nov | Valid | Cappetta | Late Cretaceous | | United Kingdom  United States | A shark related to Pseudocorax; a replacement name for Paracorax Cappetta (1977). |
| Glabrisubcorona triridgecorona | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Zhuganpo Formation | China | An elasmobranch, a species of Glabrisubcorona. |
| Isacrodus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ivanov, Nestell & Nestell | Middle Permian (Roadian) | Cutoff Formation | United States | A jalodontid chondrichthyan. The type species is Isacrodus marthae. |
| Kaibabvenator | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hodnett et al. | Permian (Late Leonardian) | Kaibab Limestone | United States | A ctenacanthiform. The type species is Kaibabvenator swiftae. |
| Nanocorax | Nom. nov | Valid | Cappetta | Late Cretaceous | | France  United Kingdom  United States | A member of Anacoracidae; a replacement name for Microcorax Cappetta & Case (1975). |
| Nanoskalme | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hodnett et al. | Permian (Late Leonardian) | Kaibab Limestone | United States | A ctenacanthiform. The type species is Nanoskalme natans. |
| Neosaivodus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hodnett et al. | Permian (Late Leonardian) | Kaibab Limestone | United States | A ctenacanthiform. The type species is Neosaivodus flagstaffensis. |
| Odontaspis watinensis | Sp nov | Valid | Cook et al. | Late Cretaceous (early Turonian) | Kaskapau Formation | Canada | A species of Odontaspis. |
| Oromobula | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Adnet et al. | Late Eocene | | Morocco | A mobulid. The type species is Oromobula dakhlaensis. |
| Parasquatina jarvisi | Sp nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Santonian to early late Campanian) | | France  United Kingdom | A squatiniform, a species of Parasquatina. |
| Parasquatina justinensis | Sp nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (middle Turonian) | | France | A squatiniform, a species of Parasquatina. |
| Plesiobatis vandenboschi | Sp. nov | Valid | Bor, Reinecke & Verschueren | Miocene (early Langhian) | Breda Formation | Netherlands | A relative of the deepwater stingray. |
| Proteothrinax | Nom. nov | Valid | Pfeil | Eocene (Lutetian) | Weitwies Subformation | Austria | A member of Chlamydoselachidae; a replacement name for Thrinax Pfeil (1983). |
| Pseudoplatyrhina | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Santonian to early Campanian) | | France  United Kingdom | A platyrhinid. The type species is Pseudoplatyrhina crispa. |
| Ptychotrygonoides sabatieri | Sp. nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (middle Turonian) | | France | A ptychotrygonid, possibly a relative of sclerorhynchids; a species of Ptychotrygonoides. |
| "Rhinobatos" seruensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Santonian) | | France | A guitarfish, a possible species of Rhinobatos. |
| Rhomaleodus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Andreev & Cuny | Anisian | | Bulgaria | A selachimorph. The type species is Rhomaleodus budurovi. |
| Rugosicorona circacarina | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Zhuganpo Formation | China | An elasmobranch, a species of Rugosicorona. |
| Sphenacanthus riorastoensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Pauliv, Dias & Sedor | Permian (Wordian to Wuchiapingian) | Rio do Rasto Formation | Brazil | A species of Sphenacanthus. |
| Squatirhina draytoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Guinot et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Early Cenomanian to middle Turonian) | | France  United Kingdom | A guitarfish, a species of Squatirhina. |
| Tantalepis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sansom et al. | Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) | Stairway Sandstone | Australia | A gnathostome of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a possible cartilaginous fish. The type species is Tantalepis gatehousei. |
| Texasodus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ivanov, Nestell & Nestell | Middle Permian (late Wordian or early Capitanian) | Bell Canyon Formation | USA | A jalodontid chondrichthyan. The type species is Texasodus varidentatus. |

## Newly named bony fishes

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Aglyptorhynchus hakataramea | sp nov | Valid | Gottfried, Fordyce & Rust | Late Oligocene | | New Zealand | A billfish |
| Ampheristus neobavaricus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A cusk-eel, a species of Ampheristus. |
| Anguilla pfeili | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian) | Oiching Formation | Germany | A member of Anguillidae, a species of Anguilla. |
| Apsopelix miyazakii | Sp. nov | Valid | Yabumoto, Hikida & Nishino | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | | Japan | A species of Apsopelix. |
| Argyripnus kroisbachensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Sternoptychidae, a species of Argyripnus. |
| Aspidopleurus kickapoo | Sp. nov | Valid | Alvarado-Ortega & Porras-Múzquiz | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | Eagle Ford Formation | Mexico | An aspidopleurid aulopiform, a species of Aspidopleurus. |
| Aspistor verumquadriscutis | sp nov | Valid | Aguilera & Marceniuk | Late Miocene | Urumaco Formation | Venezuela | An ariid, a species of Aspistor. |
| Aulopus praeteritus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Aulopidae, a species of Aulopus. |
| Bavariscopelus parvinavis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian) | Oiching Formation | Germany | A member of Myctophiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Bavariscopelus. |
| Bawitius | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Grandstaff et al. | Cenomanian | Bahariya Formation | Egypt | A polypterid actinopterygian, a new genus for "Polypterus" bartheli (Schaal, 1984). |
| Belonostomus marquesbritoi | Sp. nov | Valid | Taverne & Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary) | | Italy | A member of Aspidorhynchiformes, a species of Belonostomus. |
| Bruehnopteron | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schultze & Reed | Middle Devonian | | United States | A tristichopterid sarcopterygian. The type species is Bruehnopteron murphyi. The species was argued by Parfitt et al. (2014) to be likely junior synonym of Tinirau clackae. |
| Caruso | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Carnevale & Pietsch | Eocene | | Italy | A lophiid anglerfish, a new genus for "Lophius" brachysomus (Agassiz). |
| Centroberyx apogoniformis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany  United States ( Arkansas Texas) | A member of Berycidae, a species of Centroberyx. |
| Cyclogonostoma | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Gonostomatidae. The type species is Cyclogonostoma disciformis. |
| Danoscopelus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Selandian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Denmark | A member of Myctophiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "genus Myctophidarum" schnetleri Schwarzhans (2003). |
| Dentex? solidus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Sparidae, possibly a species of Dentex. |
| Deutschenchelys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Prokofiev | Early Oligocene | | Germany | An eel, possibly a member of Moringuidae. The type species is Deutschenchelys micklichi. |
| Diandongperleidus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geng et al. | Middle Triassic (middle or late Anisian) | Guanling Formation | China | A perleidid perleidiform. The type species is Diandongperleidus denticulatus. |
| Diretmus serrativenter | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A spinyfin related to the silver spinyfin. |
| Echinelops | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Murray & Hoşgör | Early Oligocene | | Turkey | An elopiform fish. The type species is Echinelops ozcani. |
| Eotetraodon tavernei | Sp. nov | Valid | Tyler & Bannikov | Eocene (Ypresian or Lutetian) | | Italy | A pufferfish, a species of Eotetraodon. |
| Eurolebias | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Costa | Late Oligocene | | France | A pupfish; a new genus for "Prolebias" meridionalis Gaudant (1978). |
| Francolebias | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Costa | Early Oligocene | | France | A relative of Valencia; a new genus for "Prolebias" delphinensis Gaudant (1989) and "Lebias" aymardi Sauvage (1869). |
| Frigosorbinia | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Bannikov & Tyler | Eocene | | Italy | A surgeonfish; a new genus for "Pesciarichthys" baldwinae Sorbini & Tyler (1998). |
| Frippia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bannikov & Carnevale | Eocene | | Italy | A member of Percoidei. The type species is Frippia labroiformis. |
| Fuyuanperleidus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geng et al. | Middle Triassic (late Ladinian) | Falang Formation | China | A perleidid perleidiform. The type species is Fuyuanperleidus dengi. |
| Galaxias angustiventris | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias. |
| Galaxias brevicauda | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias. |
| Galaxias bobmcdowalli | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias. |
| Galaxias papilionis | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias. |
| Galaxias parvirostris | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias. |
| Galaxias tabidus | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | | New Zealand | A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias. |
| Gerpegezhus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bannikov & Carnevale | Early Eocene | | Russia | A close relative of centriscids. The type species is Gerpegezhus paviai. |
| Gnathophis probus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Congridae, a species of Gnathophis. |
| Gorgasia? turgidus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Congridae, possibly a species of Gorgasia. |
| Haemulon? conjugator | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Selandian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Haemulidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
| Hippotropiscis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Žalohar & Hitij | Middle Miocene | | Slovenia | A hippocampine syngnathid. The type species is Hippotropiscis frenki. |
| Holocentronotus blandus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Holocentridae, a species of Holocentronotus. |
| Ictalurus countermani | sp nov | Valid | Lundberg & Luckenbill | Late Miocene | St. Marys Formation | United States | A species of Ictalurus. |
| Illusionella | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Baykina | Miocene | | Russia | A clupeid fish. Genus contains two species: Illusionella tsurevica and Illusionella pshekhensis. The genus Illusionella was subsequently synonymized with the genus Sarmatella Menner (1949) by Baykina (2013); however, Baykina kept the species I. tsurevica and I. pshekhensis as valid, distinct species within the genus Sarmatella. |
| Isozen mareikeae | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Zeiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, related to the family Parazenidae; a species of Isozen. |
| Isurichthys breviusculus | Sp nov | Valid | Bannikov | Lower Oligocene | | Russia | An ariommatid, a species of Isurichthys. |
| Kressenbergichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Berycidae. The type species is Kressenbergichthys kuhni. |
| Kyphosichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu & Wu | Middle Anisian | Guanling Formation | China | A ginglymodian actinopterygian. |
| Lactarius? simplex | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A relative of the false trevally. |
| Lebonichthys nardoensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Taverne & Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary) | | Italy | A bonefish, a species of Lebonichthys. |
| Luopingperleidus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geng et al. | Middle Triassic (middle or late Anisian) | Guanling Formation | China | A perleidid perleidiform. The type species is Luopingperleidus sui. |
| Luoxiongichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wen et al. | Middle Anisian | Guanling Formation | China | A basal actinopterygian. |
| Macrosemimimus | Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Schröder, López-Arbarello & Ebert | Late Jurassic | | France  Germany  United Kingdom | A semionotiform. The type species is Macrosemimimus fegerti; "Lepidotes" lennieri (Sauvage, 1893) is a second species of Macrosemimimus. |
| Mataichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans, Scofield, Tennyson & T. Worthy in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | An eleotrid. Contains M. bictenatus, M. procerus, M. rhinoceros, and M. taurinus |
| Melamphaes? protoforma | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A ridgehead of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
| Mercediella | Nom. nov | Valid | Koerber | Early Cretaceous | Riachuelo Formation | Brazil | A member of Pycnodontiformes; a replacement name for Camposichthys Figueiredo & Silva Santos (1991). |
| Nanaichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Amaral & Brito | Early Cretaceous, possibly Aptian | Marizal Formation | Brazil | A member of Chanidae. The type species is Nanaichthys longipinnus. |
| Nardoelops | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Taverne & Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary) | | Italy | A member of Elopidae. The type species is Nardoelops nybelini. |
| Nettastoma davejohnsoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Selandian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Nettastomatidae, a species of Nettastoma. |
| Ogcocephalus? semen | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Ogcocephalidae, possibly a species of Ogcocephalus. |
| Pachyrhizodus grawi | Sp. nov | Valid | Bartholomai | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Allaru Formation Toolebuc Formation | Australia | |
| Palaeogadus? bratishkoi | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Paleocene (Danian and Thanetian) | Kemp Clay Oiching Formation | Austria  Denmark  United States ( Texas) | Originally described as a member of Merlucciidae and a possible species of Palaeogadus. Subsequently reinterpreted as a stem gadiform of uncertain familial affinities and transferred to the genus Archaemacruroides by Schwarzhans & Stringer (2020). |
| Palatinichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Witzmann & Schoch | Lower Permian | Saar–Nahe Basin | Germany | A megalichthyid sarcopterygian. The type species is Palatinichthys laticeps. |
| Paleotetra | Gen. et 2 sp. | Valid | Weiss, L. R. Malabarba & M. C. Malabarba | Eocene to Oligocene | | Brazil | A characiform, probably a characid. The genus contains two species: Paleotetra entrecorregos and Paleotetra aiuruoca. |
| Paraconger vetustus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian) | Oiching Formation | Germany | A member of Congridae, a species of Paraconger. |
| Paraulopus novellus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian, possibly Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Germany  Austria? | A species of Paraulopus. |
| Paranaichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Dias | Permian, Guadalupian (Wordian or Capitanian) | Rio do Rasto Formation | Brazil | A probable relative of Platysomus and other platysomids. The type species is Paranaichthys longianalis. |
| Parawenzichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | de Figueiredo, Gallo & Delarmelina | Turonian | Atlântida Formation | Brazil | A protacanthopterygian. |
| Platysepta kressenbergensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Sparidae, a species of Platysepta. |
| Plesiopoma elegantissima | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian) | Oiching Formation | Germany | A member of Acropomatidae, a species of Plesiopoma. |
| Plesiopoma traubi | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Acropomatidae, a species of Plesiopoma. |
| Polymixia polita | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A beardfish. |
| Polyperca exserta | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian) | Oiching Formation | Germany | A member of Serranidae, a species of Polyperca. |
| Prognathoglossum | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Taverne & Capasso | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | | Lebanon | A member of the family Pantodontidae. The type species is P. kalassyi. |
| Progonostoma | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Gonostomatidae. The type species is Progonostoma primordialis; genus also contains Progonostoma hagni. |
| Prototroctes modestus | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | A retropinnid, a species of Prototroctes. |
| Prototroctes vertex | Sp nov | Valid | Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al. | Early Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | A retropinnid, a species of Prototroctes. |
| Rebellatrix | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wendruff & Wilson | Lower Triassic | Sulphur Mountain Formation | Canada | A coelacanth. The type species is Rebellatrix divaricerca. |
| Reidus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Graf | Albian | | United States | A coelacanth. The type species is Reidus hilli. |
| Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis | Sp nov | Valid | Clement | Late Devonian | Gogo Formation | Australia | A lungfish, a species of Rhinodipterus. |
| Rhynchoconger intercedens | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A member of Congridae, a species of Rhynchoconger. |
| Sangiorgioichthys valmarensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Lombardo, Tintori & Tona | Middle Triassic (late Ladinian) | | Switzerland | A semionotid semionotiform, a species of Sangiorgioichthys. |
| Schaefferius | Nom. nov | Valid | Akbulut & Özdikmen | Early Triassic | | Angola | A member of Palaeonisciformes belonging to the family Canobiidae; a replacement name for Marquesia Schaeffer (1990). |
| Sinamia liaoningensis | sp nov | Valid | Zhang | Early Cretaceous (Barremian to Aptian) | Jiufotang Formation Yixian Formation | China | A sinamiid amiiform, a species of Sinamia. |
| Squamibolcoides | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bannikov & Zorzin | Eocene | | Italy | A member of Percoidei of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Squamibolcoides minciottii. |
| Thoracopterus wushaensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Tintori et al. | Middle Triassic (late Ladinian) | Falang Formation | China | A thoracopterid peltopleuriform, a species of Thoracopterus. The species might be synonymous with the species Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al. (2013). |
| Tinirau | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Swartz | Middle Devonian | Red Hill I beds | United States | An eotetrapodiform tetrapodomorph related to the clade Elpistostegalia or a tristichopterid. The type species is Tinirau clackae. |
| Tomognathus gigeri | sp nov | Valid | Cavin & Giner | Valanginian | | France | A halecomorph fish, a species of Tomognathus. |
| Trachichthys anomalopsoides | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A slimehead, a species of Trachichthys. |
| Trachichthys impavidus | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria  Germany | A slimehead, a species of Trachichthys. |
| Tungsenia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lu et al. | Early Devonian | | China | A basal member of Tetrapodomorpha. The type species is Tungsenia paradoxa. |
| Valenciennellus kennetti | Sp. nov | Valid | Schwarzhans | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Oiching Formation | Austria | A member of Sternoptychidae, a species of Valenciennellus. |
| Voelklichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Arratia & Schultze | Kimmeridgian | | Germany | A macrosemiiform. The type species is Voelklichthys comitatus. |
| Zoqueichthys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Alvarado-Ortega & Than-Marchese | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Sierra Madre Formation | Mexico | A close relative of Aipichthyoides and Aspesaipichthys, more distantly related to Aipichthys. The type species is Zoqueichthys carolinae. |