Fishes
Newly named jawless vertebrates
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArctictenaspisValidElliott & BlieckDevonianPeel Sound FormationA member of Ctenaspidae. The type species is "Ctenaspis" obruchevi Dineley (1976); genus also includes "Ctenaspis" russelli Dineley (1976) and "Ctenaspis" ornata Dineley (1976).Ariaspis arctataValid Elliott SwiftLate SilurianA heterostracan.ZaphoctenaspisValidElliott & BlieckDevonian (Emsian)Sevy DolomiteA member of Ctenaspidae. The type species is Z. meemannae.
Newly named placoderms
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBryantolepis williamsiValid Elliott & CarrEarly DevonianWater Canyon FormationA member of Arthrodira, a species of Bryantolepis.DolganosteusValidMark-KurikEarly DevonianA member of Rhenanida. Genus includes new species D. remotus.MerimbulaspisValidYoungDevonianA member of Antiarchi belonging to the group Asterolepidoidei. Genus includes new species M. meemannae.PotangaspisValid Zhu Min Wang Jun-qing Wang Shi-taoearly Emsian (Early Devonian)Yukiang FormationAn antarctaspid arthrodire. The species is P. parvoculatus.
Newly named cartilaginous fishes
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAkaimiaValid ReesCallovian – OxfordianOgrodzieniecA primitive carpet shark.AvonacanthusValid MaiseyEarly CarboniferousA member of Elasmobranchii, possibly a heslerodid; a new genus for "Ctenacanthus" brevis Agassiz (1837).Cretorectolobus robustusValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianDenaea saltsmaniValid Ginter HansenCarboniferous (Pennsylvanian)A member of Symmoriiformes, possibly a member of Stethacanthidae; a species of Denaea.Denaea williamsiValid Ginter HansenCarboniferous (late Mississippian)A member of Symmoriiformes, possibly a member of Stethacanthidae; a species of Denaea.Edaphodon hesperisValid ShinCampanianHaslam FormationA holocephalan, a species of Edaphodon.EoscymnusValid Herman Van Den EeckhautLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to EoceneAn eoscymnid squaliform. The type species is Eoscymnus anthonisi.Eostriatolamia paucicorrugataValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianFoumtizia deschutteriValid Herman Van Den EeckhautEoceneA catshark or a houndshark, a species of Foumtizia.JiaodontusValid Klug Tütken et al.Klug, Tütken, Wings, Pfretzschner, Martin.OxfordianQigu FormationA lonchidiid hybodontiform.MeristodonoidesValid Underwood CumbaaAptian to MaastrichtianA new genus for "Hybodus" rajkovichi (Case, 2001). Other species included in this genus are: "Hybodus" butleri (Thurmond, 1971), "Hybodus" montanensis (Case, 1978) and "Hybodus" novojerseyensis (Case and Cappetta, 2004).Orectoloboides angulatusValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianOrectoloboides gijseniValid Herman Van Den EeckhautEoceneA wobbegong.PalaeogenotodusJunior synonym Herman Van Den EeckhautEarly Cretaceous (Albian) to Eocene (Ypresian)Initially thought to be an eoptolamnid lamniform, subsequently assigned to Otodontidae. The type species is Paleogenotodus luypaertsi. Herman and Van Waes (2012) considered the genus Palaeogenotodus to be a synonym of the genus Otodus; the authors retained the type species P. luypaertsi as a distinct species within the genus Otodus.Palaeoxyris friessiValid BöttcherLadinianErfurt FormationEgg capsule of a probable hybodont shark.Ptychodus rhombodusValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianRoulletia canadensisValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianTelodontaspisValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianThe type species is Telodontaspis agassizensis. Newbrey et al. (2013) considered this genus to be a junior synonym of the genus Cretoxyrhina, though they maintained the species T. agassizensis as a separate species within the genus Cretoxyrhina.TitanonarkeValidde CarvalhoEoceneMonte BolcaAn electric ray. The type species is "Narcine" molini Jaekel (1894).Triaenodon willeiValid Herman Van Den EeckhautEoceneA relative of the whitetip reef shark.Urobatis molleniValid Hovestadt Hovestadt-EulerEocene (Ypresian to early Lutetian)Aalter FormationA stingray, a species of Urobatis.Welcommia cappettaiValid Klug KriwetMiddle OxfordianA synechodontiform shark, a species of Welcommia.
Newly named bony fishes
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcanthocepola siccaSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA bandfish, a species of Acanthocepola.AlacongerGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to EoceneA member of Congridae. The type species is Alaconger triquetrus; genus also contains A. eocaenicus (Sulc, 1932).Amblyeleotris radwanskaaeSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA goby, a species of Amblyeleotris.Ampheristus brevicaudaSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)A cusk-eel, a species of Ampheristus.Ampheristus traunensisSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)A cusk-eel, a species of Ampheristus.Aphia weinbrechtiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA relative of the transparent goby.Archaeotetraodon bannikoviValid Carnevale & TylerMioceneA member of Tetraodontidae, a species of Archaeotetraodon.Archaeotetraodon dicarloiValid Carnevale & TylerMioceneA member of Tetraodontidae, a species of Archaeotetraodon.Archaeotetraodon zafaranaiValid Carnevale & TylerMioceneA member of Tetraodontidae, a species of Archaeotetraodon.ArchaulopusGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)A greeneye. The type species is Archaulopus acutus.Argentina voigtiSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)A herring smelt, a species of Argentina.ArgyroberyxGen. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)?A relative of spinyfins. A new genus for "Otolithus (Ganoidarum)" dentatus Liebus (1927); genus might also contain "? Caproidarum" dockeryi Nolf & Stringer (1996).Ateleopus ariejansseniSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA jellynose fish, a species of Ateleopus.Ateleopus nolfiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA jellynose fish, a species of Ateleopus.Atlantoceratodus patagonicusValid AgnolinLate Cretaceous (Campanian or Maastrichtian)Allen FormationA lungfish, a species of Atlantoceratodus.AuriculithusGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)A member of Sternoptychidae. The type species is Auriculithus pattersoni.BannikovpercaGen. et sp. nov TaverneLate Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichrian boundary)Initially classified as a member of Perciformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Percoidei; subsequently reinterpreted as a slimehead. The type species is Bannikovperca apula.Bathycongrus teredophilusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Congridae, a species of Bathycongrus.Bathyuroconger sincerusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Congridae, a species of Bathyuroconger.BavaricongerGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to Paleocene (Thanetian)A member of Congridae. The type species is Bavariconger pollerspoecki.BavariscopelusGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Santonian to Maastrichtian) to PaleoceneOriginally considered to be a lanternfish; subsequently only classified as a member of Myctophiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement by Schwarzhans (2012). The type species is Bavariscopelus bispinosus; genus also contains "genus Apogonidarum" vetustus Nolf (2003).BeauryiaGen. et sp. et comb? nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)?A relative of spinyfins. The type species is Beauryia medialis; genus might also contain ? B. obovatus (Liebus, 1927) from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) of Carinthia.BellwoodilabrusValid Bannikov CarnevaleEocene (late Ypresian)Monte Bolca localityA wrasse. The type species is Bellwoodilabrus landinii.Blennius dividatusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA combtooth blenny, a species of Blennius.Bollmannia nubilaSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA goby, a species of Bollmannia.BonnerichthysValid Friedman Shimada et al.Friedman, Shimada, Martin, Everhart, Liston, Maltese, Triebold.CenomanianNiobrara Chalk FormationA gigantic pachycormid fish, a new genus for "Portheus" gladius (Cope, 1873).BullichthysValid Mayrinck Brito OteroLower Cretaceous Santana FormationAn albuliform fish. The species is B. santanensis.Cataetyx cautusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA viviparous brotula, a species of Cataetyx.CaucasiganusGen. et sp. nov Bannikov Tyler SorbiniEocene (Bartonian) and early OligoceneA rabbitfish. The type species is Caucasiganus eocaenicus from the Eocene of Russia; genus also includes second, unnamed species from the early Oligocene of Iran.Chelidonichthys mistensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA smallscaled gurnard.Ciliata crimmeniSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Lotidae, a species of Ciliata.Coelorinchus supramedianusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA grenadier, a species of Coelorinchus.Deltentosteus eggenburgensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA goby, a species of Deltentosteus.Diaphus extremusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA lanternfish, a species of Diaphus.Diaphus guersiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA lanternfish, a species of Diaphus.Diaphus simplexSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA lanternfish, a species of Diaphus.Dibranchus auriculatusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Ogcocephalidae, a species of Dibranchus.Diretmus primusSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)A spinyfin related to the silver spinyfin.Encheliophis woltrupensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA pearlfish, a species of Encheliophis.Enchodus zimapanensisValid Fielitz González-RodríguezAlbian to CenomanianEl Doctor FormationAn enchodontid aulopiform, a species of Enchodus.Engyophrys arnoldmuelleriSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Bothidae, a species of Engyophrys.Gadichthys serratusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Gadidae, a species of Gadichthys.Gadichthys syltensis abruptusSubsp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Gadidae, a subspecies of Gadichthys syltensis.Gadiculus deurnensis compactusSubsp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Gadidae, a subspecies of Gadiculus deurnensis.Gadiculus deurnensis macerSubsp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Gadidae, a subspecies of Gadiculus deurnensis.Gobius rudisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA goby, a species of Gobius.Gobius simplicissimusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA goby, a species of Gobius.Gobius tenuisulcusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA goby, a species of Gobius.Gymnogeophagus eocenicusValid Malabarba, Malabarba & Del PapaEoceneLumbrera FormationA cichlid, a species of Gymnogeophagus."genus Hemiramphidarum" insolitusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA halfbeak of uncertain generic assignment.HolocentronotusGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to EoceneA member of Holocentridae. The type species is Holocentronotus percomorphus; genus also contains H. palasulcatus (Schwarzhans 1980), H. ventriosus (Schwarzhans 1980) and H. amplus (Schwarzhans 1980), all from the Eocene of New Zealand.Hoplobrotula tenuinotataSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA cusk-eel, a species of Hoplobrotula.Hoplunnis massivusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA member of Nettastomatidae, a species of Hoplunnis.Hygophum brzobohatyiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA lanternfish, a species of Hygophum.Hyporhamphus ronaldjansseniSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA halfbeak, a species of Hyporhamphus.IsozenGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (late Santonian to Maastrichtian) to PaleoceneA member of Zeiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, related to the family Parazenidae. The type species is Isozen beateae; genus also contains "genus Zeiformorum" tyleri Nolf 2003 and "genus Zeiformorum" janni Schwarzhans (2003).JohnsonpercaGen. et sp. nov TaverneLate Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichrian boundary)A member of Perciformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Percoidei. The type species is Johnsonperca annavaccarii.Kathetostoma drusianusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneA stargazer, a species of Kathetostoma.KokenichthysGen. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)A member of Osteoglossiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "genus ? Albulidarum" ensis Nolf & Dockery (1990).LagosiganusGen. et sp. nov Bannikov Tyler