Libotonius
| Libotonius Temporal range: | |
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| Libotonius pearsoni, SRIC SR 95-26-19 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Percopsidae |
| Genus: | †Libotonius Wilson, 1977 |
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Libotonius is an extinct genus of percopsiform fish which lived during the early Eocene epoch and contains two species, the type species Libotonius blakeburnensis plus Libotonius pearsoni. Libotonius has been variously treated as part of the expanded Percopsidae family, or formerly as a member of the monotypic family Libotoniidae.