Spinarichthys ŠTAMBERG , 1986

Štamberg, Stanislav, 2013, Knowledge Of The Carboniferous And Permian Actinopterygian Fishes Of The Bohemian Massif - 100 Years After Antonín Frič, Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae Series B 69 (3 - 4), pp. 159-182 : 171

Genus Spinarichthys ŠTAMBERG, 1986

T y p e s p e c i e s: Spinarichthys dispersus ( FRITSCH, 1895) .

I n c l u d e d s p e c i e s: Only type species is known.

D i a g n o s i s (after Štamberg 1986): Small fishes not exceeding 8 – 10 cm in total body length. Rostral part of head rounded, not convex orally. Maxilla with small triangular maxillary plate. Lower jaw strong. Both lower and upper jaws bear a row of very small teeth joined to short tubules. Preoperculum not curved orally, situated in vertical position. Oblong operculum, dorsoventrally elongated, making an angle of 45° with the horizontal plane. Suboperculum dorsoventrally elongated, same height as operculum. No more than three branchiostegal rays, paired lateral gular and unpaired median gular. Clavicle is present. Caudal margin of the scale strongly pectinated. Scales possess a conspicuous peg and socket articulation.