2015 in fish paleontology
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Location Notes
Driscollaspis Gen. et sp . nov Valid Rücklin , Long & Trinajstic Late Devonian Morocco A selenosteid arthrodire . The type species is Driscollaspis pankowskiorum
Groenlandaspis potyi Sp . nov Valid Olive , Prestianni & Dupret Devonian ( late Famennian ) Belgium A phlyctaeniid arthrodire , a species of Groenlandaspis
Grossilepis rikiki Sp . nov Valid Olive Devonian ( late Famennian ) Belgium A member of Antiarchi , a species of Grossilepis
Pauropetalichthys Gen. et sp . nov Valid Pan et al Devonian ( late Emsian ) China A quasipetalichthyid petalichthyid . The type species is Pauropetalichthys magnoculus
Remigolepis durnalensis Sp . nov Valid Olive Devonian ( Famennian ) Belgium A member of Antiarchi , a species of Remigolepis
Turrisaspis strudensis Sp . nov Valid Olive et al Devonian ( late Famennian ) Belgium A relative of Groenlandaspis , a species of Turrisaspis
New taxa -- Placoderms
This list of fossil fishes described in 2015 is a list of new taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, acanthodians, fossil cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes and other fishes of every kind that have been described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of fishes that occurred in the year 2015. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.