Erugocentrus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Erugocentrus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during Late Cretaceous. It contains a single species, E. illyricus, known from Turonian-aged sediments of Hvar Island, Croatia. It may be a potential relative of Holocentroidei.[1][2][3][4]
| Erugocentrus Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Suborder: | Holocentroidei |
| Genus: | †Erugocentrus Radovcic, 1975 |
| Species: | †E. illyricus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Erugocentrus illyricus Radovcic, 1975 | |