Eubiodectes

Eubiodectes is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains a single species, E. libanicus, known from well-preserved fossils from the Cenomanian-aged Sannine Formation of Lebanon^[1][2] It was a member of the Ichthyodectiformes, famously known as "bulldog fishes".^[3]

Illustration of the type specimen.

Eubiodectes Temporal range: Late Cenomanian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil of E. libanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Ichthyodectiformes
Family:	†Cladocyclidae
Genus:	†Eubiodectes Hay, 1903
Species:	†E. libanicus
Binomial name
†Eubiodectes libanicus (Pictet & Humbert, 1866)
Synonyms
?†Clupea gigantea Heckel, 1849 †Chirocentrites libanicus Pictet & Humbert, 1866 †Ichthyodectes libanicus (Pictet & Humbert, 1866)

It was originally described as Chirocentrites libanicus, then later moved to Ichthyodectes libanicus. It was moved to its own genus in 1903. Clupea gigantea Heckel, 1849, a species described earlier based on an indeterminate partial specimen, may be synonymous.^[4]