Quebecius

Quebecius quebecensis (Hay 1902, originally Holoptychius quebecensis Whiteaves 1889;Schultze and Arenault 1987; Late Devonian, up to 60cm in length) was originally considered a porolepiform basal to coelocanths with Holoptychius.Here it nests with the classic Cheirolepis (not related to the holotype Cheiroleips. The fore fin is lobed but the pelvic fin is not. Note the dorsal and anal fins are also not lobed, distinct from Holoptychius.

Hay OP 1902. Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179:1-868.

Schultze H-P and Arenault M 1987. Quebecius quebecensis (Whiteaves), a porolepiform crossopterygian (Pisces) from the Late Devonian of Quebec, Canada.

Whiteaves JF 1889. -pt. III. Fossils of the Devonian rocks of the Mackenzie River basin. Contributions to Canadian Paleontology, Geological Survey of Canada.

Engraulidae

Palaeonisciformes