Asarotus

Extinct genus of fishes

Asarotus Temporal range: Campanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Asarotiformes Schaeffer, 1968
Family:	†Asarotidae Schaeffer, 1968
Genus:	†Asarotus Schaeffer, 1968
Species:	†A. arcanus
Binomial name
†Asarotus arcanus Schaeffer, 1968

Asarotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish from the Niobrara Formation of Nebraska, during the Campanian.^[1] The type species, A. arcanus is only known from poorly preserved single specimen, which makes hard to classify existing orders of Cretaceous actinopterygians. It is thus classified as the only member of its family Asarotidae and order Asarotiformes.^[2]^[3] Some authorities consider it a late-surviving member of the "palaeonisciform" fishes.^[2]

References

^ Schaeffer, Bobb (1968). A new actinopterygian fish from the Cretaceous of North America (PDF). American Museum of Natural History Library. New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History.
^ ^a ^b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ Shimada, K.; Fielitz, C. (2006). "ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF FOSSIL FISHES FROM THE SMOKY HILL CHALK OF THE NIOBRARA CHALK ( UPPER CRETACEOUS ) IN KANSAS". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 35.

Actinopterygian genera

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes

Gnathostomata

see Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii	see below↓

Actinopterygii

†Austelliscus †Cheirolepis †Cuneognathus †Dialipina? †Kentuckia †Krasnoyarichthys †Ligulalepis? †Limnomis †Meemannia †Moythomasia †Naxilepis? †Orvikuina? †Osorioichthys †Palaeoneiros †Pickeringius †Raynerius †Stegotrachelus †Tegeolepis †Terenolepis?
†Howqualepididae	Donnrosenia Howqualepis
†Mimiidae	Gogosardina Mimipiscis
Post-Devonian taxa	see below↓

Post-Devonian taxa

†Adroichthys
†Aetheretmon
†Agecephalichthys
†Amblypterina
†Ambodipia
†Aneurolepis
†Angatubichthys
†Apateolepis
†Arratiaichthys
†Asarotus
†Australichthys
†Avonichthys
†Beagiascus
†Belichthys
†Bethesdaichthys
†Birgeria
†Bishofia
†Bluefieldius
†Blourugia
†Boreolepis
†Brachydegma
†Brachypareion
†Brazilichthys
†Burguklia
†Carbonilepis
†Caruichthys
†Centrolepis
†Charleuxia
†Chichia
†Coccocephalus
†Concentrilepis
†Cornuboniscus
†Cosmolepis
†Cosmoptychius
†Cretolepis
†Cylindrichthys
†Daqingshaniscus
†Disichthys
†Dmitrevichthys
†Drydenius
†Duwaichthys
†Dwykia
†Elpisopholis
†Ganolepis
†Gardinerichthys
†Gardinerpiscis
†Gondwanichthys
†Grandfieldia
†Guaymayenia
†Guntherichthys
†Gyrolepidoides
†Huanghelepis
†Hyllingea
†Illiniichthys
†Inichthys
†Irajapintoseidon
†Itararichthys
†Kalops
†Kansasiella
†Karaunguria
†Kazanichthys
†Kelliaichthys
†Kenderlichthys
†Khantausia
†Kompasia
†Kutaichthys
†Lambeia
†Lanarkichthys
†Lawrenciella
†Leptogenichthys
†Letovichthys
†Lineagruan
†Luederia
†Mansfieldiscus
†Megapteriscus
†Melanecta
†Mesembrioniscus
†Mesonichthys
†Mesopoma
†Ministrella
†Monesedeiphus
†Muensterichthys
†Myriolepis
†Nematoptychius
†Neuburgella
†Notacmon
†Novogonatodus
†Nozamichthys
†Oxypteriscus
†Pacorichthys
†Palaeobergia
†Paphosiscus
†Paradrydenius
†Paralogoniscus
†Peleichthys
†Piratata
†Phanerorhynchus
†Phanerosteon
†Praolepis
†Protamblyptera
†Pseudohaplolepis
†Psilichthys
†Pteroniscus
†Rastrolepis
†Reticulolepis
†Roslerichthys
†Rubidus
†Samarichthys
†Santosichthys
†Sceletophorus
†Schizolepis
†Senekichthys
†Sinkiangichthys
†Sinoniscus
†Sixtelia
†Sphaerolepis
†Spinofacia
†Strepheoschema
†Sundayichthys
†Tanypterichthys
†Tanyrhinichthys
†Tienshaniscus
†Trachelacanthus
†Trawdenia
†Turgoniscus
†Ufalepis
†Urosthenes
†Usclasichthys?
†Uydenia
†Uydenichthys
†Varialepis
†Wayaobulepis
†Westlepis
†Whiteichthys
†Willomorichthys
†Woodichthys
†Xingshikous
†Yogoniscus
†Yaomoshania
†Zhongweilepis

†Acrolepidae

Acrolepis
Acropholis
Challaia
Kasanilepis
Namaichthys
Plegmolepis
Progyrolepis?
Watsonichthys

†Aeduellidae

Aeduella
Bourbonnella
Decazella
Neslovicella
Platysella
Puertollanichthys
Schafeevus
Spinarichthys
Westollia

†Aesopichthyidae

Aesopichthys
Proceramala

†Amblypteridae

Amblypterus
Daphnaechelus
Korutichthys?
Lawnia
Paramblypterus
Tchekardichthys
Tholonosteon
Tholonotus

†Bobasatraniiformes

Dorypterus
Bobasatraniidae	Bobasatrania Ebenaqua Ecrinesomus?

†Canobiidae

Canobius
Schaefferius

†Discordichthyidae

Discordichthys
Geryonichthys
Mamulichthys
Mutovinia

†Eigiliidae

Eigilia
Strelnia

†Elonichthyidae

Alilepis
Elonichthys
Palaeostrugia?
Meisenheimichthys
Rhabdolepis?

†Eurynotiformes

Mesolepis Paramesolepis Proteurynotus Wardichthys
Amphicentridae	Amphicentrum Cheirodopsis Eurynotus
Styracopteridae	Benedenius Fouldenia Styracopterus