Eoserranus

Eoserranus ("dawn Serranus") is an extinct genus of early freshwater percomorph fish that lived in India during the Late Cretaceous.^[1] It contains a single species, E. hislopi from the late Maastrichtian-aged Lameta Formation of Maharashtra.^[2]

Eoserranus Temporal range: Maastrichtian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Percomorpha
Genus:	†Eoserranus Woodward, 1908
Species:	†E. hislopi
Binomial name
†Eoserranus hislopi Woodward, 1908

Its name refers to the fact that it was initially thought to be related to serranids, though more recent studies suggest it to be an early percomorph of uncertain affinities. It is one of the few Cretaceous-aged percomorphs known, and one of the very few known from articulated skeletal remains. It is known from several nearly complete skulls and assorted postcranial remains.^[3][4][5]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish