- Source: Acanthonemus
Acanthonemus (from Greek: ἄκανθα akantha, 'spine' and Greek: νεμω nemo 'to distribute' or 'covered') is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived from the early Eocene. It contains a single species, A. subaureus (synonyms: A. bertrandi Agassiz, 1834, A. filamentosus Agassiz, 1834), known from the famous Monte Bolca site in Italy. It is the only genus in the extinct family Acanthonemidae.
See also
Prehistoric fish
List of prehistoric bony fish