This list of fossil fishes described in 2015 is a list of new taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, acanthodians, fossil cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes and other fishes of every kind that have been described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of fishes that occurred in the year 2015. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.
Ciderius[6]
Gen. et sp. nov
Valid
Van der Brugghen
Silurian (early Wenlock)
Fish Bed Formation
United Kingdom
A member of Euphaneropidae. The type species is Ciderius cooperi.
Mitraspis[7]
Elliott, Schultze & Blieck
Devonian (Lochkovian)
Drake Bay Formation
Canada
A pteraspid heterostracan. The type species is Mitraspis cracens.
Rhegmaspis[8]
Gai et al.
Devonian (Pragian)
Posongchong Formation
China
A gantarostrataspidid huananaspidiform galeaspid. The type species is Rhegmaspis xiphoidea.
Siyingia perlatuspinosa[9]
Sp. nov
Si, Gai & Zhao
Xishancun Formation
A polybranchiaspidid galeaspid, a species of Siyingia.
Tolypelepis mielnikensis[10]
Disputed
Dec
Silurian (Pridoli)
Poland
A member of Tolypelepidida, a species of Tolypelepis. Märss (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of T. undulata.[11]
Driscollaspis[12]
Rücklin, Long & Trinajstic
Late Devonian
Morocco
A selenosteid arthrodire. The type species is Driscollaspis pankowskiorum.
Groenlandaspis potyi[13]
Olive, Prestianni & Dupret
Devonian (late Famennian)
Belgium
A phlyctaeniid arthrodire, a species of Groenlandaspis.
Grossilepis rikiki[14]
Olive
A member of Antiarchi, a species of Grossilepis.
Pauropetalichthys[15]
Pan et al.
Devonian (late Emsian)
A quasipetalichthyid petalichthyid. The type species is Pauropetalichthys magnoculus.
Remigolepis durnalensis[14]
Devonian (Famennian)
A member of Antiarchi, a species of Remigolepis.
Turrisaspis strudensis[16]
Olive et al.
A relative of Groenlandaspis, a species of Turrisaspis.
Erymnacanthus[17]
Blais, Hermus & Wilson
An ischnacanthid ischnacanthiform. The type species is Erymnacanthus clivus.
Euryacanthus[17]
An ischnacanthid ischnacanthiform. The type species is Euryacanthus rugosus.
Tricuspicanthus[17]
Gen. et 2 sp. nov
An ischnacanthid ischnacanthiform. The type species is Tricuspicanthus gannitus; genus also contains Tricuspicanthus pisciculus.
Antarctilamna ultima[18]
Gess & Coates
Witpoort Formation
South Africa
A species of Antarctilamna.
Argoubia arnoldmülleri[19]
Leder
Oligocene
Germany
A mobuline eagle ray, a species of Argoubia.
Arnomobula[19]
A mobuline eagle ray. The type species is Arnomobula eythrai.
Callorhinchus alfordi[20]
Cicimurri & Ebersole
Paleocene (Thanetian)
Aquia Formation
United States
A plough-nose chimaera, a species of Callorhinchus.
Callorhinchus phillipsi[20]
Paleocene (Danian)
Clayton Formation
Carcharhinus caquetius[21]
Carrillo-Briceño et al.
Miocene
Urumaco Formation
Venezuela
A requiem shark, a species of Carcharhinus.
Carcharomodus[22]
Gen. et comb. nov
Kriwet, Mewis & Hempe
Miocene to Pliocene
Europe
A member of Lamnidae; a new genus for "Carcharodon" escheri Agassiz, 1843. De Schutter, van der Vliet & Bor (2021) did not consider it to be a genus distinct from Isurus.[23]
Cetorhinus piersoni[24]
Welton
Early Miocene
Astoria Formation
A relative of the basking shark.
Cooleyella duffini[25]
Ivanov in Ivanov, Nestell & Nestell
Permian (early Capitanian)
Bell Canyon Formation
A member of Neoselachii belonging to the family Anachronistidae.
Cretalamna catoxodon[26]
Siverson et al.
Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian)
Australia
An otodontid, a species of Cretalamna.
Cretalamna deschutteri[26]
Late Cretaceous (early Turonian)
France
Cretalamna ewelli[26]
Late Cretaceous (late Coniacian)
Cretalamna gertericorum[26]
Cretalamna hattini [26]
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian)
Cretalamna sarcoportheta[26]
Sweden
Diademodus dominicus[27]
Roelofs et al.
Virgin Hills Formation
A phoebodontid elasmobranch, a species of Diademodus.
Edaphodon snowhillensis[28]
Gouiric-Cavalli et al.
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)
Snow Hill Island Formation
Antarctica (James Ross Island)
A chimaera, a species of Edaphodon.
Gogoselachus[29]
Long et al.
Devonian (early Frasnian)
Gogo Formation
A member of Chondrichthyes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Gogoselachus lynbeazelyae.
Keasius rhenanus[30]
Reinecke, von der Hocht & Dufraing
Miocene (late Burdigalian)
Lower Mica Finesand Formation
A relative of the basking shark, a species of Keasius.
Keasius septemtrionalis[30]
Oligocene (early / middle Chattian)
Sülstorf Beds
Kenolamna[26]
An otodontid, a new genus for "Cretolamna" gunsoni Siverson (1996).
Oligoraja[31]
Reinecke
Oligocene (Chattian)
A skate. The type species is Oligoraja pristina.
Paraptychodus[32]
Hamm
Early Cretaceous (middle Albian)
Duck Creek Formation
A member of Ptychodontidae. The type species is Paraptychodus washitaensis.
Portalodus mannoliniae[33]
Potvin-Leduc et al.
Devonian (Givetian)
Plattekill Formation
A member of Elasmobranchii, an omalodontid omalodontiform; a species of Portalodus.
Pseudaetobatus belli[34]
Early Eocene (Ypresian)
Hatchetigbee Formation Tallahatta Formation
An eagle ray, a species of Pseudaetobatus.
Pseudaetobatus undulatus[34]
Late Eocene (Priabonian)
Dry Branch Formation
Pseudomegachasma[35]
Nom. nov et comb. nov
Shimada et al.
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Greenhorn Limestone Polpino Formation
Russia United States
A putative planktivorous shark, possibly a sand shark; a replacement name for Eorhincodon Nessov (1999) (preoccupied). The type species is "Eorhincodon" casei Nessov (1999); genus also contains "Megachasma" comanchensis Shimada (2007).
Raja thiedei[31]
A skate, a species of Raja.
Scyliorhinus kannenbergi[19]
A catshark, a species of Scyliorhinus.
Squaliomicrus[36]
Suzuki
Iseyama Formation
Japan
A member of Dalatiidae. The type species is Squaliomicrus sanadaensis.
Thrinacodus dziki[37]
Ginter et al.
Carboniferous (late Viséan)
Holy Cross Mountains Eyam Limestone
Poland United Kingdom
A phoebodontid elasmobranch, a species of Thrinacodus.
Torpedo chattica[31]
A member of Torpedinidae, a species of Torpedo.
Acrorhinichthys[38]
Taverne & Capasso
Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian)
Lebanon
A member of Pycnodontiformes. The type species is Acrorhinichthys poyatoi.
Alosa paulicrenata[39]
Bratishko et al.
Miocene (early Serravallian)
Kazakhstan
A river herring.
Altisolepis sinensis[40]
Sun et al.
Middle Triassic (Anisian)
Guanling Formation
A peltopleurid peltopleuriform, a species of Altisolepis.
Aphia djafarovae[39]
A relative of the transparent goby.
Apuliadercetis indeherbergei[41]
Taverne & Goolaerts
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
Gulpen Formation
A dercetid aulopiform, a species of Apuliadercetis.
Armigatus oligodentatus[42]
Vernygora & Murray
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-early Turonian)
Akrabou Formation
A clupeomorph belonging to the group Ellimmichthyiformes; a species of Armigatus.
Atacamaia[43]
Arratia & Schultze
Early Jurassic
Chile
An actinistian, probably a member of the group Coelacanthiformes and the family Whiteiidae. The type species is Atacamaia solitaria.
Ballagadus[44]
Smithson, Richards & Clack
Carboniferous (Tournaisian)
Ballagan Formation
A lungfish. The type species is Ballagadus rossi; genus also includes Ballagadus caustrimi.
Beiduyu[45]
Murray et al.
Late Jurassic
Suining Formation
A relative of gars. The type species is Beiduyu qijiangensis.
Bolcaichthys[46]
Marramà & Carnevale
Eocene
Monte Bolca locality
Italy
A member of Clupeidae. A new genus for "Clupea" catopygoptera Woodward (1901).
Canaryichthys[47]
Bartholomai
Early Cretaceous (late Albian)
Toolebuc Formation
A member of Halecomorphi, possibly a member of the group Ionoscopiformes. The type species is Canaryichthys rozefeldsi.
Capassoichthys[48]
Taverne
Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)
A member of Ichthyodectidae. The type species is Capassoichthys alfonsoi.
Caprosimilis[49]
Bieńkowska-Wasiluk & Bonde
Oligocene (Rupelian)
A member of Acanthopterygii of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a relative of boarfishes. The type species is Caprosimilis carpathicus.
Cathlorhynchus zengi[50]
Qiao & Zhu
Devonian (early Emsian)
Yukiang Formation
A dipnorhynchid lungfish, a species of Cathlorhynchus.
Ceneichthys[51]
Late Triassic (late Norian)
Zorzino Formation
A member of Pholidophoridae. The type species is Ceneichthys zambellii.
Centracanthus pobedinae[39]
A relative of the curled picarel.
Cobitis nanningensis[52]
Chen, Liao & Lei
Yongning Formation
A member of Cobitidae, a species of Cobitis.
Coccovedus[44]
A lungfish. The type species is Coccovedus celatus.
Ctenodus roberti[44]
A lungfish, a species of Ctenodus.
Ctenodus whitropei[44]
Ctenodus williei[44]
Cyclothone mukhachevae[53]
Nazarkin
Kurasi Formation
Russia
A bristlemouth, a species of Cyclothone.
Cyranichthys jagti[41]
Belgium Netherlands
A dercetid aulopiform, a species of Cyranichthys.
Diaphus prokofievi[54]
Late Cretaceous (Santonian)
A species of Diaphus.
Ducrotayichthys[55]
A member of Pycnodontiformes belonging to the family Gladiopycnodontidae. The type species is D. cornutus.
Eleogobius[56]
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov
Gierl & Reichenbacher
A member of Gobiiformes. The type species is "Cottus" brevis Agassiz; genus also includes the new species Eleogobius gaudanti.
Eoprocypris[57]
Chen, Chang & Liu
Late Eocene
Youganwo Formation
A member of Cyprinidae; a new genus for "Cyprinus" maomingensis Liu (1957).
Eoscomber[58]
Claeson et al.
Early Eocene
Thies Formation
Senegal
A member of Scombridae. The type species is Eoscomber senegalicus.
Equinoxiodus schultzei[59]
Sousa et al.
Late Cretaceous (early Cenomanian)
Alcântara Formation
Brazil
A lungfish, possibly member of Neoceratodontidae; a species of Equinoxiodus.
Gardinerpiscis[60]
Nom. nov
Romano & Kogan
Permian (Kungurian?)
Kempir Formation
A member of the family Karaunguriidae (a group of ray-finned fishes of uncertain phylogenetic placement); a replacement name for Gardineria Kazantseva-Selezneva (1981) (preoccupied).
Genyonemus? karagiensis[39]
A member of the family Sciaenidae. Originally described as a possible species of Genyonemus, but subsequently made the type species of a separate genus Leptosciaena by Bannikov, Schwarzhans & Carnevale (2018).[61]
“Gobiida” bicornuta[62]
Lin, Girone & Wolf
Miocene (Tortonian)
Sant’Agata Fossili Formation
A goby. Assigned to the genus Hoeseichthys by Schwarzhans, Agiadi & Carnevale (2020).[63]
“Gobiida” brioche[62]
Miocene (Tortonian) and Pliocene[64]
Italy Morocco[64]
Hayolperichthys[55]
A member of Pycnodontiformes belonging to the family Gladiopycnodontidae. The type species is H. pectospinus.
Hyrcanogobius hesperis[65]
Schwarzhans, Bradić & Rundić
Miocene (late Serravallian)
Serbia
A goby. Originally described as a species of Hyrcanogobius; Schwarzhans et al. (2017) transferred it to the genus Hesperichthys.[66]
Isadia arefievi[67]
Minikh, Arefiev & Golubev
Late Permian
Salarevo Formation
A ray-finned fish belonging to the group Chondrostei and the order Eurynotoidiformes; a species of Isadia.
Jonoichthys[68]
Gouiric-Cavalli
Vaca Muerta Formation
Argentina
A member of Aspidorhynchiformes. The type species is Jonoichthys challwa.
Kenyaichthys[69]
Altner & Reichenbacher
Late Miocene
Lukeino Formation
Kenya
An aplocheiloid cyprinodontiform. The type species is Kenyaichthys kipkechi.
Labrobolcus[70]
Bannikov & Bellwood
Eocene (Ypresian)
A wrasse. The type species is Labrobolcus giorgioi.
Leithaodon[71]
Carnevale & Tyler
Middle Miocene
Austria
A member of Tetraodontidae. The type species is Leithaodon sandroi.
Malingichthys[72]
Tintori et al.
Middle Triassic (late Ladinian)
Falang Formation
A relative of Pholidophorus. The type species is Malingichthys nimaiguensis; genus also includes Malingichthys wanfenglinensis.
Morone? bannikovi[39]
A temperate bass, probably a species of Morone.
Moythomasia lineata[73]
Choo
An early ray-finned fish, a species of Moythomasia.
Neogobius udovichenkoi[39]
A goby, a species of Neogobius.
Nickcaves[74]
Carnevale & Bannikov
A member of Percomorphacea related to Pietschellus aenigmaticus. The type species is Nickcaves pterygocephalus.
Ningxiaplatysomus[75]
Tan, Wang & Lu
Carboniferous (Namurian)
Tupo Formation
A ray-finned fish related to Platysomus. The type species is Ningxiaplatysomus parvus.
Occludus[44]
A lungfish. The type species is "Ctenodus" romeri Thomson (1965).
Ombilinichthys[76]
Age uncertain, probably Eocene
Sangkarewang Formation
Indonesia
A gourami. The type species is Ombilinichthys yamini.
Ophiopsiella[77]
Lane & Ebert
Middle Triassic to Late Jurassic
Democratic Republic of the Congo France Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom
A ionoscopiform halecomorph (a relative of the bowfin); a new genus for the majority of species traditionally assigned to the genus Ophiopsis. The type species is "Ophiopsis" procerus Agassiz (1843); genus also contains "Ophiopsis" attenuata Wagner (1863), "Ophiopsis" penicillata Agassiz (1843), "Ophiopsis" breviceps Egerton (1852), "Ophiopsis" dorsalis Agassiz (1843), "Ophiopsis" montsechensis Wenz (1968) and "Ophiopsis" lepturus Bellotti (1857).
Panxianichthys[78]
Xu & Chen
A non-parasemionotiform halecomorph (a relative of the bowfin). Originally described as a member of Ionoscopiformes; Zuoyu et al. (2017) transferred it to the separate order Panxianichthyiformes.[79] The type species is Panxianichthys imparilis.
Paphosiscus[80]
Grogan & Lund
Carboniferous (Serpukhovian)
Heath Formation
A ray-finned fish. Genus contains Paphosiscus circulocaudus and Paphosiscus scalmocristus.
Parablennius prokofievi[39]
A combtooth blenny, a species of Parablennius.
Paralebias conquensis[81]
Gaudant et al.
Spain
A member of Poeciliidae, a species of Paralebias.
Paranursallia[82]
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov
Taverne et al.
Morocco Tunisia
A member of Pycnodontidae. The type species is Paranursallia spinosa; genus also contains "Nursallia" gutturosa Arambourg (1954).
Pastorius[83]
Carnevale & Johnson
Liburnica Formation
A member of Ophidiiformes. The type species is Pastorius methenyi.
Permoceratodus[84]
Krupina in Lebedev et al.
Late Permian (Vyatkian)
A lungfish related to the Queensland lungfish. The type species is Permoceratodus gentilis.
Pharisatichthys[85]
Gaudant & Carnevale
Late Oligocene
A mojarra. The type species is Pharisatichthys aquensis.
Pomatoschistus bunyatovi[39]
Czech Republic[66] Italy[63] Kazakhstan Serbia[65]
Originally described as a species of Pomatoschistus, but subsequently transferred to the gobionelline genus Hellenigobius.[86]
Ponticola zosimovichi[39]
A goby, a species of Ponticola.
Proterorhinus vasilievae[65]
A tubenose goby.
Pseudovinctifer[87]
Arratia
Early Cretaceous
A member of Aspidorhynchidae. The type species is Pseudovinctifer chilensis.
Pshekharus[88]
Bannikov & Kotlyar
A member of Sparidae. The type species is Pshekharus yesinorum.
Ptychoceratodus roemeri[89]
Skrzycki
Late Triassic (Carnian)
A lungfish, a species of Ptychoceratodus.
Raynerius[90]
Giles et al.
Devonian (Frasnian)
Ferques Formation
An early ray-finned fish. The type species is Raynerius splendens.
Sander svetovidovi[91]
Kovalchuk
Ukraine
A member of Percidae, a species of Sander.
Sardina tarletskovi[92]
Baykina
Miocene (Konkian-Sarmatian boundary)
A relative of the European pilchard.
Saurichthys breviabdominalis[93]
Maxwell et al.
Middle Triassic (Ladinian)
Besano Formation
Switzerland
A saurichthyiform, a species of Saurichthys.
Saurichthys rieppeli[93]
Saurichthys yangjuanensis[94]
Wu et al.
Scutatoclupea[95]
Bannikov
Lebanon Mexico
A member of Clupeomorpha belonging to the group Ellimmichthyiformes and the family Paraclupeidae. The type species is Scutatoclupea bacchiai; genus also includes "Triplomystus" applegatei Alvarado-Ortega & Ovalles-Damián (2008).
Serenichthys[96]
A coelacanth. The type species is Serenichthys kowiensis.
Silurus joergi[97]
Gaudant
A catfish belonging to the family Siluridae, a species of Silurus.
Sinamia lanzhouensis[98]
Peng et al.
A sinamiid amiiform (a relative of the bowfin), a species of Sinamia.
Symphodus westneati[99]
Carnevale
Eisenstadt-Sopron Basin
A wrasse, a species of Symphodus.
Tchunglinius[100]
Wang & Wu
Nima Basin
A member of Cyprinidae. The type species is Tchunglinius tchangii.
Trewasciaena suzini[39]
A member of Sciaenidae, a species of Trewasciaena.
Tricerichthys[55]
A member of Pycnodontiformes belonging to the family Gladiopycnodontidae. The type species is T. wenzi.
Trollichthys[101]
Early Eocene (late Ypresian)
A round herring. The type species is Trollichthys bolcensis.
Ursichthys[102]
Newbrey & Konishi
Bearpaw Formation
A member of Aulopiformes. The type species is Ursichthys longiparietalis.
Valencia arcasensis[81]
A species of Valencia.
Wainwrightilabrus[99]
A wrasse. The type species is Wainwrightilabrus agassizi (Münster 1846).
Waldmanichthys[103]
Sferco, López-Arbarello & Báez
Koonwarra Beds
A teleost related to Luisiella feruglioi and Cavenderichthys talbragarensis; a new genus for "Leptolepis" koonwarri Waldman (1971).
Wushaichthys[104]
Xu, Zhao & Shen
Middle Triassic
A member of Thoracopteridae. The type species is Wushaichthys exquisitus.
Xylognathus[44]
A lungfish. The type species is Xylognathus macrustenus.
Canyonlepis[105]
Andreev et al.
Ordovician (Sandbian)
A possible cartilaginous fish. The type species is Canyonlepis smithae.
Janusiscus[106]
Giles, Friedman & Brazeau
Early Devonian (middle Lochkovian)
Kureika Formation
A gnathostome related to the last common ancestor of cartilaginous fishes and bony fishes. The type species is Janusiscus schultzei.
Tezakia[105]
A possible cartilaginous fish, a relative of Altholepis. The type species is Tezakia hardingensis.
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