Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Elopiformes (Tarpon / Tenpounders)
- Elops sp.
- Esocelops cavifrons
- Protarpon (Megalops) oblongus
- Protarpon (Megalops) priscus
- Promegalops sheppeyensis
- Promegalops signeuxae
- Undescribed Elopiformes
Aulopiformes (Grinners & Lizardfish)
Beryciformes (Soldier/Pricklefish)
Scombriformes (Mackerel & Tuna)
- Eocoelopoma colei
- Eocoelopoma curvatum
- Eocoelopoma gigas
- Micrornatus hopwoodi
- Scombramphodon crassidens
- Scombramphodon sheppeyensis
- Duplexdens (Scombrinus) macropomus
- Scombrinus nuchalis
- Sphyraenodus priscus
- Tamesichthys decipiens
- Wetherellus brevior
- Wetherellus cristatus
- Wetherellus longior
- Woodwardella patellifrons
- Palaeocybium proosti
- Bramoides brieni
- Goniocranion arambourgi
- Undescribed Scombrid #1
- Undescribed Scombrid #2
Carangiformes (Jack Mackerels)
- Enniskillenus radiatus
- Cylindracanthus rectus
- Hemirhabdorhynchus elliotti
- Acestrus elongatus
- Acestrus ornatus
- Aglyptorhynchus venablesi
- Xiphiorhynchus priscus
Aulopiformes (Grinners & Lizardfish)
Scientific Classification
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Clade: Neoteleostei
Order: Aulopiformes
Aulopiformes represent a group of 230 living species of bottom-dwelling fish containing Lizardfish, Flagfins and Grinners.
There are currently 4 described species of Aulopiformes from the London Clay formation dating from the Ypresian, Eocene – 50-54 million years ago.
This artistic reconstruction showcases an extinct Argillichthys toombsi, camouflaged on the muddy sea floor, sitting in wait for an unsuspecting stomatopod, Bathysquilla wetherelli.
