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Megalichthys
Temporal range: CarboniferousScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Sarcopterygii Family: Megalichthyidae Genus: Megalichthys Binomial name Megalichthys hibberti
Agassiz, 1843Species - M. agassizianus (Lohest, 1889)
- M. coccolepis (Young, 1870)
- M. hibberti (Agassiz, 1843 (type))
- M. intermedius (Woodward, 1891)
- M. laticeps (Traquair, 1884)
- M. macropomus (Cope, 1892)
Megalichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Carboniferous period. It is the type genus of the family Megalichthyidae.
Canowindridae Elpistostegidae Megalichthyidae Osteolepidae Tristichopteridae Cabonnichthys · Canningius · Eusthenodon · Eusthenopteron · Heddleichthys · Hyneria · Jarvikina · Langlieria · Mandageria · Notorhizodon · Platycephalichthys · TristichopterusOther genera Related categories Devonian fish · Carboniferous fish · SarcopterygiiThis article about a prehistoric bony fish is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.