Allothrissops
Appearance
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Allothrissops.jpg/220px-Allothrissops.jpg)
Allothrissops is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish belonging to the Ichthyodectiformes.
Description[change | change source]
Allothrissops has an elongated body, a deeply forked tail with a lower lobe slightly longer than the upper one, a short skull and short jaws.
Fossils[change | change source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Allothrissops_1.jpg/220px-Allothrissops_1.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Allothrissops_2.jpg/220px-Allothrissops_2.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Specimen_at_Natural_History_Museum%2C_Gothenburg_12.jpg/220px-Specimen_at_Natural_History_Museum%2C_Gothenburg_12.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Allothrissops_salmoneus_35.jpg/220px-Allothrissops_salmoneus_35.jpg)
Species[change | change source]
- Allothrissops mesogaster Agassiz, 1834
- Allothrissops salmoneus de Blainville, 1818 (type)
- Allothrissops regleyi Thiollière, 1854
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/FOS430.jpg/220px-FOS430.jpg)
References[change | change source]
- "Fossilworks: Allothrissops" Archived 2021-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Allothrissops on English Wikipedia