Camuropiscidae
Extinct family of fishes
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Camuropiscidae is a family of mostly small, bullet or spindle-shaped extinct arthrodire placoderms from the Late Devonian. With the exception of the snub-nosed Simosteus,[4] camuropiscid placoderms are characterized by an elongated, tubular snout. The entire family is restricted to the Frasnian Gogo Reef Formation of Australia.
| Camuropiscidae Temporal range: Late Devonian: Frasnian, | |
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| Reconstructions of the various members of the arthrodire placoderm family Camuropiscidae. From top is Camuropiscis laidlawi, C. concinnus, Fallacosteus turneri, Rolfosteus canningensis, Tubonasus lennardensis, Latocamurus coulthardi, and Simosteus tuberculatus. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| Suborder: | †Brachythoraci |
| Clade: | †Eubrachythoraci |
| Clade: | †Coccosteomorphi |
| Superfamily: | †Incisoscutoidea |
| Family: | †Camuropiscidae Dennis & Miles, 1979 |
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The camuropiscids' elongated snouts, streamlined body shape, and rapid jaw closure are thought as adaptations for pelagic, pursuit predators, swallowing their prey whole.[5]
Phylogeny
Camuropiscidae is a member of the superfamily Incisoscutoidea, which belongs to the clade Coccosteomorphi, one of the two major clades within Eubrachythoraci. The cladogram below shows the phylogeny of Camuropiscidae:[6]
