Dalmatichthys

Dalmatichthys is an extinct genus of marine beardfish from the Late Cretaceous. It contains a single species, D. malezi (named for Mirko Malez) from Croatia.^[1] It is the only member of the family Dalmatichthyidae, which is sometimes considered synonymous with Polymixiidae.^[2][3][4][5] Its exact relationship to modern beardfish in Polymixia likely needs further research.^[6]

Dalmatichthys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous ("Senonian") PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Polymixiiformes
Family:	†Dalmatichthyidae Radovčić, 1975
Genus:	†Dalmatichthys Radovčić, 1975
Species:	†D. malezi
Binomial name
†Dalmatichthys malezi Radovčić, 1975

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish