Eoplectus

Eoplectus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine tetraodontiform fish that lived during the Eocene. It contains a single species, E. bloti from the Early Eocene-aged Monte Bolca site of Italy.^[2] It is the only member of the family Eoplectidae.^[3] It closely resembled pufferfishes and porcupinefishes, which it was related to.^[1]

Eoplectus Temporal range: Early Eocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil specimen, Museo di Storia Naturale Verona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	†Eoplectidae
Genus:	†Eoplectus Tyler, 1973
Species:	†E. bloti
Binomial name
†Eoplectus bloti Tyler, 1973

It displays some unique morphological traits among tetraodontiforms, that support it being a basal member of the Tetraodontoidei.^[4][5][6]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish