Enchelyolepis

 ( Macrosemiiformes ) 

Enchelyolepis (meaning "eel-like scale") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine Actinopterygii known from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Europe. It was a member of the Macrosemiidae, a family of Ginglymodi distantly related to modern Gar, and contains two species that were both previously described as species of Macrosemius.

The following species are known:

• † E. andrewsi (Woodward, 1895) (type species) - Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) of England (middle Purbeck Group)
• † E. pectoralis (Sauvage, 1883) - Late Jurassic (Tithonian) of France (Portland Group)

Both species were very small for their order, with E. andrewsi being only in length.

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See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Categories: Macrosemiiformes, Prehistoric Ray-finned Fish Genera, Tithonian Genus First Appearances, Berriasian Genus Extinctions, Late Jurassic Fish Of Europe, Early Cretaceous Fish Of Europe, Early Cretaceous Bony Fish, Late Jurassic Bony Fish, Fossils Of England, Fossils Of France, Fossil Taxa Described In 1918, Taxa Named By Arthur Smith Woodward

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