Aphanepygus

Aphanepygus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine holostean ray-finned fish that lived during the upper Cenomanian. It inhabited the former Tethys Ocean, with remains known from Lebanon and Croatia.^[1][2] Its exact affinities are uncertain, although it is usually recovered as a relative of the macrosemiids.^[3][4][5] However, other authorities recover it in the Ionoscopiformes.^[6]

Aphanepygus Temporal range: Upper Cenomanian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
A. dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Ginglymodi
Order:	†Macrosemiiformes (?)
Genus:	†Aphanepygus Bassani, 1879
Species
A. dorsalis Davis, 1887 A. elegans Bassani, 1879

The following species are known:^[2]

• A. dorsalis Davis, 1887 (Cenomanian of Lebanon)
• A. elegans Bassani, 1879 (Cenomanian of Croatia)

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish