# Protelops

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Extinct genus of fishes

Protelops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Elopiformes Genus: †Protelops Laube, 1885

***Protelops*** is an extinct genus of prehistoric [ray-finned fish](/source/Actinopterygii).[1]

## See also

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)
- [Fish portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Fish)

- [Prehistoric fish](/source/Prehistoric_fish)

- [List of prehistoric bony fish](/source/List_of_prehistoric_bony_fish)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sepkoskidb_1-0)** Sepkoski, Jack (2002). ["A compendium of fossil marine animal genera"](http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class). *Bulletins of American Paleontology*. **364**: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

v t e Elopomorph genera Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Actinopterygii see Actinopterygii Neopterygii see Neopterygii Teleostei see Teleostei Elopomorpha see below↓ Elopomorpha Elopiformes †Anaethalion †Aulothrissus †Daitingichthys †Davichthys †Echinelops †Eichstaettia †Elopsomolos †Eoprotelops †Epaelops †Flindersichthys †Ichthyemidion †Leptoelops †Naiathaelon †Protelops †Phyllodontidae? Egertonia Eodiaphyodus Paralbula Phyllodus Pseudoegertonia Elopidae †Ctenodentelops Elops †Kipalelops †Lyrolepis †Protoelops Megalopidae †Arratiaelops †Brouweria †Elopoides †Ikawaihere Megalops †Paratarpon †Promegalops †Protarpon †Sedenhorstia Albuliformes †Baugeichthys †Brannerion †Bullichthys †Euroka †Farinichthys †Holcolepis †Lebonichthys †Marathonichthys †Osmeroides †Palealbula †Paraelops †Protalbula †Stewartichthys Albulidae Albula †Casierius †Deltaichthys †Elopothrissus †Hajulia †Istieus †Italoalbula Nemoossis †Nunaneichthys †Phosphonatator †Pteralbula Pterothrissus Notacanthiformes Notacanthidae Lipogenys Notacanthus Polyacanthonotus Halosauridae Aldrovandia †Echidnocephalus Halosauropsis Halosaurus †Laytonia Anguilliformes see Eels Category Commons

Taxon identifiers Protelops Wikidata: Q7251527 EoL: 13236518 GBIF: 4838565 IRMNG: 1343033 Open Tree of Life: 3642906 Paleobiology Database: 35333

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