Dercetoides

Dercetoides (meaning "resemblant of Dercetis") is a genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish from the Late Cretaceous period.^[1][2] It contains a single species, D. venator, known from the early Cenomanian-aged Amminadav Formation of the West Bank, Palestine.^[1] It was a member of the Dercetidae, a group of elongated aulopiforms that were related to modern lancetfish and lizardfish.^[3]

Dercetoides Temporal range: Early Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	†Dercetidae
Genus:	†Dercetoides Chalifa, 1989
Species:	†D. venator
Binomial name
†Dercetoides venator Chalifa, 1989