Bramoides

Bramoides is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Eocene. It contains a single species, B. brieni, known from the London Clay.^[1]

Bramoides Temporal range: Lower Eocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Bramidae
Genus:	†Bramoides Casier, 1966
Species:	†B. brieni
Binomial name
†Bramoides brieni Casier, 1966

It is generally considered an early pomfret, hence the name Bramoides (meaning "similar to Brama"). However, this placement has been doubted by other authors, although alternate placements have not been suggested.^[2]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish