Acanthonemus (from , 'spine' and 'to distribute' or 'covered') is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived from the early Eocene. It contains a single species, A. subaureus (synonyms: A. bertrandi Agassiz, 1834, A. filamentosus Agassiz, 1834), known from the famous Monte Bolca site in Italy. It is the only genus in the extinct family Acanthonemidae.

See also

Prehistoric fish List of prehistoric bony fish

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