''Endeiolepis'' is an
extinct jawless fish that lived during the
Late Devonian period, similar to that of extant
lampreys
Lampreys (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are an ancient extant lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes , placed in the superclass Cyclostomata. The adult lamprey may be characterized by a toothed, funnel-like su ...
for its gill pouches, but ''Endeiolepis'' had an unusually large number of gill pouches. ''Endeiolepis'' was also described as being quite similar to ''
Euphanerops'', the main difference being a long series of elongated scales forming a ventrolateral protuberance on each side of Endeiolepis’ body. ''Endeiolepis'' had a strongly heterocercal tail.
References
Discoveries of ''Endeiolepis''
External links
Anaspida genera
Devonian jawless fish
Late Devonian fish
Fossils of Canada
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