Protolophotus

{{short description|Extinct genus of crestfishes}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = | image = †Protolophotus elami, holotype MNHN.F.EIP10d.png | image_caption = ''P. elami'' holotype, scale bar = 20 mm | taxon = Protolophotus | authority = Walters, 1957<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=35834 ''Protolophotus''] at the Paleobiology Database</ref> }}

'''''Protolophotus''''' is an extinct genus of crestfishes, belong to the family Lophotidae.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Nelson| first = J. S.| title = Fishes of the World| authorlink = Joseph S. Nelson| location = Hoboken, NJ| date = 2006| edition = 4| publisher = John Wiley & Sons| isbn = 978-0-471-25031-9| page=229}}</ref>

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Category:Lophotidae Category:Fossil taxa described in 1957 {{Lampriformes-stub}}