Halec

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Aulopiformes

Family:†Halecidae

Halec Temporal range: Cenomanian to Coniacian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skulls of H. eurypterygius, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	†Halecidae
Genus:	†Halec Agassiz, 1834
Type species
†Halec sternbergi Agassiz, 1834
Species
H. eupterygius (Dixon, 1850) H. haueri (Bassani, 1879) H. sternbergi Agassiz, 1834
Synonyms
†Pomognathus Dixon, 1850 †Archaeogadus von der Marck, 1868

Halec is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine aulopiform ray-finned fish from mid-late Cretaceous of Europe. It is the type genus of the enchodontoid family Halecidae.^[1]

The following species are placed in this genus:^[2][3][4]

• H. eupterygius (Dixon, 1850) - Cenomanian to Coniacian of England (English Chalk) (=Pomognathus eurypterygius Dixon, 1850)^[5]
• H. haueri (Bassani, 1879) - Cenomanian of Hvar, Croatia (Starigrad Limestone) (=Elopopsis haueri Bassani, 1879)
• H. sternbergi Agassiz, 1834 (type species) - mid-late Turonian of the Czech Republic & Germany (=Archaeogadus guestphalicus von der Marck, 1868)

The species 'H.' laubei Frič, 1878 from the Turonian of the Czech Republic is of uncertain validity.^[3][6] The species H. microlepis from Lebanon is now generally placed in its own genus, Phylactocephalus.^[2]