Phlyctaenius

Phlyctaenius is an extinct genus of placoderm fish, which lived during the Devonian period of New Brunswick, Canada.^[1] It was named by Traquair (1890)^[2][3] as a replacement for Phlyctaenium Zittel (1879), which was preoccupied.^[4]

Phlyctaenius Temporal range: Early Devonian–Middle Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skull roof of P. acadius (specimen RSM GY 1897.51.129)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Family:	†Phlyctaeniidae
Genus:	†Phlyctaenius Traquair, 1890
Species
†P. acadius Traquair, 1890 †P. australis Murray †P. atholi Pageau, 1969 †P. stenosus Young, 1983
Synonyms
Phlyctaenium Zittel, 1879 (preoccupied)

One species, P. anglicus, was known from remains found in England and Wales and was initially described by Traquair (1890).^[3] It was moved to Heightingtonaspis when the genus was described by White (1969).^[5]