List of Transitional Fossils - Bony Fish

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The Bony Fish Evolutionary Series
Appearance Taxa Relationships Status Description Image
420 Ma

Genus:

  • Adreolepis

The earliest-known Actinopterygiian.
??? Ma

Genus:

  • Amphistium
 An early relative of the Flatfish, one eye had already migrated towards the body midline.
48 – 37 Ma

Genus:

  • Eobothus
 The earliest known true flatfish
183.7–125.0 Ma

Genus:

  • Leptolepis
 One of the first teleosts.
99 – 93 Ma

Genus:

  • Anguillavus
 The oldest known eel.
13 Ma

Genus:

  • Hippocampus sarmaticus
 One of the oldest known seahorse.
13 Ma

Genus:

  • Hippocampus slovenicus
 One of the oldest known seahorse.
83 - 70 Ma

Genus:

  • Nardovelifer
 The oldest known lamprid fish
56 - 34 Ma

Genus:

  • Eomola
 A primitive sunfish
58 - 55 Ma

Genus:

  • Corydoras revelatus
 The oldest known member of the catfish family Callichthyidae.
56 - 34 Ma

Genus:

  • Ruffoichthys
 A primitive rabbitfish.
48 - 37 Ma

Genus:

  • Palaeoperca
 A primitive perch
58 - 55 Ma

Genus:

  • Trachicaranx
 A primitive pomfret
48 - 40 Ma

Genus:

  • Histionotophorus
 An early handfish
48 - 40 Ma

Genus:

  • Eolactoria
 The oldest known ostraciid boxfish
48 - 40 Ma

Genus:

  • Proaracana
 The oldest known aracanid boxfish
48 - 40 Ma

Genus:

  • Gazolaichthys
 A basal surgeonfish
48 - 40 Ma

Genus:

  • Psettopsis
 A primitive monodactylid moonyfish
48 - 40 Ma

Genus:

  • Pasaichthys
 A primitive monodactylid moonyfish
48 - 40 Ma

Genus:

  • Eozanclus
 A short-snouted ancestor of the modern Moorish Idol.
83 - 65 Ma

Genus:

  • Cretatriacanthus
 A primitive Tetraodontidae
83 - 65 Ma

Genus:

  • Nardoichthys
 A primitive Perciforme
58 - 55 Ma

Genus:

  • Protozeus
 A primitive Zeidae
58 - 55 Ma

Genus:

  • Archaeozeus
 A primitive Zeidae
??? Ma

Genus:

  • Cooyoo
 A primitive Ichthyodectidae
65 Ma

Genus:

  • Protriacanthus
 A primitive tetraodontid

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