Megalichthys

Megalichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian and Carboniferous periods.^[1] It is the type genus of the family Megalichthyidae. The type species is M. hibberti.^[2] The species M. mullisoni, named for fossil preparator C Frederick Mullison, is known from the Catskill Formation of Pennsylvania.^[3]

Megalichthys Temporal range: 365.0–298.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Devonian - Carboniferous[1]
Restoration of M. hibberti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	†Megalichthyiformes
Family:	†Megalichthyidae
Genus:	†Megalichthys Agassiz, 1839
Type species
Megalichthys hibberti Agassiz, 1839
Species
M. hibberti Agassiz, 1839 M. pygmaeus Traquair, 1879 M. laticeps Traquair, 1884 M. syndentolaminaris Borgen and Nakrem, 2016 M. mullisoni Downs and Daeschler, 2020