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.

Acanthopleurus
A. serratus
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Triacanthinae
Genus:	Acanthopleurus Agassiz, 1844
Species
†A. collettei Tyler, 1980 †A. serratus Agassiz, 1844 †A. trispinosus (Ciobanu, 1977)

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

1. 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.
2. Santini, Francesco; Tyler, James C. (2003). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the extant species of triplespine fishes (Triacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes)". Zoologica Scripta.