Holosteus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Holosteus (meaning "complete skeleton") is a genus of prehistoric barracudina found in Eocene and Oligocene-aged marine strata.
| Holosteus | |
|---|---|
| Fossil of Holosteus esocinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Paralepididae |
| Subfamily: | †Holosteinae |
| Genus: | †Holosteus Agassiz, 1835 |