Constellationfish
| Constellationfishes Temporal range: Early Eocene to Present |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Subfamily: | Maurolicinae |
| Genus: |
Valenciennellus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
| Type species | |
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Maurolicus tripunctulatus Esmark, 1871 |
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Valenciennellus is a genus of marine hatchetfishes. They are commonly known as constellationfishes.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
Fossils of constellationfishes are known since the Early Eocene, more than 40 million years ago.
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