Dapediidae

Dapediidae
Temporal range:
Fossil specimen of Dapedium politum
Artist's reconstruction of Dapedium politum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Holostei
Family: Dapediidae
Lehman, 1966
Genera

Dapediidae is an extinct family of holostean ray-finned fish, that lived from the Middle Triassic to the Late Jurassic (Ladinian to Tithonian). They are noted for their relatively deep bodies and are thought to have been primarily durophagous.