Ctenodentex

Ctenodentex is an extinct genus of prehistoric seabream from the middle Eocene of Europe.^[1][2] It contains a single species, C. laekeniensis, from the Bartonian-aged Wemmel Member of the Maldegem Formation in Belgium.^[3][4][5] It was initially described as Dentex laekeniensis before being placed in its own genus, Ctenodentex, although some authors continue to classify it in Dentex.^[3]

Ctenodentex Temporal range: Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Illustration of holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Sparidae
Genus:	†Ctenodentex Storms, 1896
Species:	†C. laekeniensis
Binomial name
†Ctenodentex laekeniensis (van Beneden, 1872)
Synonyms
†Dentex laekeniensis van Beneden, 1872 †Serranus wemmeliensis Storms, 1896 †Plesioserranus Casier, 1966

Plesioserranus Casier, 1966, a putative serranid from the same formation which only contains the single species P. wemmeliensis Storms, 1896 (=Serranus wemmeliensis Storms, 1896), was found to be synonymous with C. laekeniensis based on their identical otolith morphology.^[3]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish