Opistopteryx

Opistopteryx is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Santonian.^[1]

Opistopteryx Temporal range: Santonian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
O. gracilis fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Elopiformes
Genus:	†Opistopteryx Pictet & Humbert, 1866

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish