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Enchelyolepis Temporal range: Tithonian–Berriasian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Specimen of E. andrewsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Ginglymodi
Order:	†Semionotiformes
Family:	†Macrosemiidae
Genus:	†Enchelyolepis Woodward, 1918
Type species
†Macrosemius andrewsi Woodward, 1895
Species
†E. andrewsi (Woodward, 1895) †E. pectoralis (Sauvage, 1883)

Enchelyolepis (meaning "eel-like scale") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish known from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Europe. It was a member of the Macrosemiidae, a family of ginglymodians distantly related to modern gars, and contains two species that were both previously described as species of Macrosemius.

The following species are known:

• †E. andrewsi (Woodward, 1895) (type species) - Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) of England (middle Purbeck Group)
• †E. pectoralis (Sauvage, 1883) - Late Jurassic (Tithonian) of France (Portland Group)

Both species were very small for their order, with E. andrewsi being only 35 millimetres (1.4 in) in length.

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
3. Woodward, Arthur Smith (1895). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Taylor & Francis.
4. ^ Woodward, Arthur Smith (1919). The Fossil Fishes of the English Wealden and Purbeck Formations. Palaeontographical Society.
5. "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
6. "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-25.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Holostei Actinopterygii see Actinopterygii Neopterygii see Neopterygii Ginglymodi see below↓ Ginglymodi
Ginglymodi †Diandongichthys †Luoxiongichthys †Ticinolepis †Sangiorgioichthys †Kyphosichthyiformes Kyphosichthyidae Fuyuanichthys Kyphosichthys Lashanichthyidae Lashanichthys Yudaiichthys †Semionotiformes Hoyasotes Lepidhoyas Lophionotus Neosemionotus? Quasimodichthys Semionotus Callipurbeckiidae Callipurbeckia Macrosemimimus Occitanichthys Paralepidotus Semiolepis Tlayuamichin Macrosemiidae Agoultichthys Enchelyolepis Eosemionotus Histionotus Legnonotus Macrosemius Macrosemiocotzus Notagogus Orthurus Palaeomacrosemius Propterus Uarbryichthys Voelklichthys Lepisosteiformes †Adrianaichthys †Beiduyu †Khoratichthys †Lanxangichthys †Neosemionotus? †Lepidotidae Camerichthys Isanichthys Lepidotes Mengius Scheenstia Lepisosteoidei †Araripelepidotes †Pliodetes †Thaiichthys †Obaichthyidae Dentilepisosteus Obaichthys Lepisosteidae Atractosteus †Cuneatus †Grandemarinus †Herreraichthys Lepisosteus †Masillosteus †Nhanulepisosteus †Oniichthys Incertae sedis †Acentrophorus? †Alleiolepis? †Aphelolepis? †Archaeolepidotus? † Austrolepidotes? †Corunegenys? †Paracentrophorus? †Pericentrophorus?

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