page_title: List of prehistoric bony fish genera
section_title: P
hierarchical_section_title: List of prehistoric bony fish genera / P
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context_page_description: This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful, or were not formally published, as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered members of osteichthyes.
  This list includes 1,386 generic names.
  Extinct genera are marked with a dagger.
  Extant genera are bolded.
context_section_description: †Pachycormus
  †Pachyrizodus
  †Pachythrissops
  †Pachytrissops
  Pagellus
  Pagrus
  †Palaedaphus
  †Palaeoatherina
  †Palaeobalistum
  †Palaeocentrotus
  †Palaeocyttus
  †Palaeogadus
  †Palaeolycus
  †Palaeomolva
  †Palaeomyrus
  †Palaeoniscum
  †Palaeoperca
  †Palaeopercichthys
  †Palaeophichthys
  †Palaeorhynchus
  †Palaeothrissum
  †Palaeothunnus
  †Paleopsephurus
  †Palimphyes
  †Panderichthys
  †Pantophilus
  Panturichthys
  †Paraberyx
  †Paracalamus
  †Paracentrophorus
  Paraconger
  †Paracongroides
  †Paradrydenius
  †Paraeoliscus
  †Paragonatodus
  †Paraipichthys
  †Paralbula
  †Paralepidosteus
  †Paralepidotus
  Paralepis
  Paralichthys
  †Paralogoniscus
  †Paramblypterus
  †Paramesolepis
  †Paramphisile
  †Paranguilla
  †Paranogmius
  Parapercis
  †Parapholidophorus
  Paraplagusia
  †Paraplatax
  †Parapleuropholis
  Parapristopoma
  †Parapygaeus
  †Pararhenanoperca
  †Parascopelus
  †Parasemionotus
  †Parasphyraena
  †Parasynarcualis
  †Paratarpon
  †Paratarrasius
  †Paratichthys
  †Paratrachinotus
  Paratrisopterus
  †Paravinciguerria
  †Parechelus
  †Parenchodus
  Parophrys
  †Parospinus
  Parvilux
  †Pasaichthys
  †Patavichthys
  †Pateroperca
  †Pattersonichthys
  †Pattersonoberyx
  Pegusa
  †Peipiaosteus
  †Pelargorhynchus
  Pelates
  †Peltoperleidus
  †Peltopleurus
  Pempheris
  Pennahia
   
  Pentaceros
  Pentanemus
  Pentaprion
  Percalates
  †Percostoma
  †Pericentrophus
  †Peripeltopleurus
  Peristedion
  †Perleidus
  Perulibatrachus
  †Petalopteryx
  Phanerodon
  †Phanerosteon
  †Pharmacichthys
  †Phoenicolepis
  †Pholidoctenus
  †Pholidolepis
  †Pholidophoretes
  †Pholidophoristion
  †Pholidophoroides
  †Pholidophoropsis
  †Pholidophorus
  †Pholidopleurus
  †Pholidorhynchodon
  †Phosphichthys
  Photichthys
  Phycis
  †Phylactocephalus
  †Phyllodus
  Physiculus
  †Pillararhynchus
  Pimelometopon
  †Pinichthys
  †Pirskenius
  †Pisdurodon
  Pisodonophis
  †Piveteauia
  †Placopleurus
  †Plagioholocentrum
  Platax
  Platichthys
  †Platinx
  Platycephalus
  †Platylaemus
  †Platylates
  †Platysiagum
  †Platysomus
  †Plectocretacicus
  Plectorhinchus
  Plectrites
  Plectrypops
  †Plesioberyx
  †Plesiococcolepis
  †Plesiolepidotus
  †Plesioperleidus
  †Plesioserranus
  †Plethodus
  Pleuronichthys
  †Pleuropholis
  †Podocephalus
  Podothecus
  Pogonias
  Pollachius
  Polydactylus
  †Polygyrodus
  †Polyipnoides
  Polyipnus
  Polymetme
  Polymetmeglareosus
  Polymixia
  †Polyosteorhynchus
  †Polzbergia
  Pomacanthus
  Pomadasys
  Pomolobus
  Pontinus
  Porichthys
  †Porolepis
  Poromitra
  †Powichthys
  †Praewoodsia
  †Pranesus
  †Prevolitans
   
  †Priacanthopsis
  Priacanthus
  †Prionolepis
  †Prionopleurus
  Prionotus
  †Priscacara
  Pristigenys
  †Pristiosomus
  †Proaracana
  †Proargentina
  †Procheirichthys
  †Prodiodon
  †Progempylus
  †Progymnodon
  †Prohalecites
  †Prolates
  †Prolepidotus
  †Proleptolepis
  †Proluvarus
  †Promegalops
  †Pronotacanthus
  †Propercarina
  †Propteridium
  †Propterus
  †Prosauropsis
  †Proscinetes
  †Proserranus
  †Proserrivomer
  †Prosolenostomus
  Prosopium
  †Protacanthodes
  †Protamblyptera
  †Protanthias
  †Protarpon
  Protaulopsis
  †Protautoga
  †Protelops
  †Proteomyrus
  †Protobalistium
  †Protobrama
  †Protobrotula
  †Protoclupea
  Protolophotus
  Protomyctophum
  †Protorhamphosus
  †Protoscaphirhynchus
  †Protosphyraena
  †Protostomias
  †Protriacanthus
  †Prymnetes
  Psenes
  †Psenicubiceps
  Psettodes
  †Psettopsis
  †Pseudholocentrum
  †Pseudoberyx
  †Pseudoegertonia
  Pseudohilsa
  Pseudohistiophorus
  †Pseudoellimma
  †Pseudoleptolepis
  Pseudophichthyes
  Pseudophycis
  †Pseudoraniceps
  Pseudoscaris
  Pseudoscopelus
  †Pseudoseriola
  †Pseudosphaerodon
  †Pseudosyngnathus
  †Pseudotetrapterus
  †Pseudoumbrina
  †Pseudovomer
  Pseudoxenomystax
  †Psilichthys
  †Pteronisculus
  Pterothrissus
  †Pterygocephalus
  †Ptycholepis
  Pungitius
  Pycnodus
  †Pycnosterinx
  †Pycnosteroides
  †Pygaeus
caption: The round whitefish, a modern species of Prosopium (P. cylindraceum)
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