Lepidopus Temporal range: Oligocene - Quaternary |
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Drawing of Lepidopus caudatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Trichiuridae |
Genus: |
Lepidopus Goüan, 1770 |
Lepidopus is a genus of fishes belonging to the family Trichiuridae.
These fishes lived from the Oligocene to Quaternary (from 33.9 to 1.806 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary.
Species within this genus include: