Acanthopleurus

Acanthopleurus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Oligocene epoch. It is a relative of the modern triplespines. It's from the Oligocene of Glarus, Switzerland.

According to the fossils, Acanthopleurus may have looked long in appearance. The body was probably laterally compressed. However, very little is known about this prehistoric fish.

 Species 

 Acanthopleurus serratus Agassiz, 1843
 Acanthopleurus collettei Tyler, 1980

 References 

 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
 Santini, Francesco; Tyler, James C. (2003). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the extant species of triplespine fishes (Triacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes)". Zoologica Scripta.

Category:Extinct fish
Category:Animals of Europe
Category:Tetraodontiformes
Category:Taxa described in 1844