Megalichthys

Megalichthys Temporal range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Family:	Megalichthyidae
Genus:	Megalichthys
Binomial name
*Megalichthys hibberti* Agassiz, 1843
Species
M. agassizianus (Lohest, 1889) M. coccolepis (Young, 1870) M. hibberti (Agassiz, 1843) 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. The type species is M. hibberti.

Osteolepiformes

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sarcopterygii Subclass: Tetrapodomorpha

Canowindridae	Canowindra ?Gyroptychius Koharolepis

Elpistostegidae	Elpistostege

Megalichthyidae	Cladarosymblema Ectosteorhachis Mahalalepis Megalichthys Megapomus Megistolepis

Osteolepidae	Beelarongia Osteolepis

Tristichopteridae	Cabonnichthys Canningius Edenopteron Eusthenodon Eusthenopteron Heddleichthys Hyneria Jarvikina Langlieria Mandageria Notorhizodon Platycephalichthys Tristichopterus

Other genera	Marsdenichthys

Related categories	Devonian fish Carboniferous fish Sarcopterygii

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