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Aspidorhynchus — Aspidorhynchus
Aspidorhynchus — Ghedoghedo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 4.0

Fish

Aspidorhynchus

Needle-nosed fish

Aspidorhynchus is the long, gar-like Solnhofen fish with a pointed rostrum and heavy rhombic scales, reaching 60 cm; it is the fish sometimes found entangled with the pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus. Complete specimens are premium Solnhofen pieces and usually show some preparation fill along the belly.

PhylumChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAspidorhynchiformes
FamilyAspidorhynchidae
GroupFish
Rank (PBDB)genus· Paleobiology Database
AuthorAgassiz 1833· Paleobiology Database
Classification (PBDB)Chordata › Osteichthyes › Aspidorhynchiformes › Aspidorhynchidae· Paleobiology Database
Range (PBDB)168–93.9 Ma· Paleobiology Database
PBDB occurrences17· Paleobiology Database

Photographs

Aspidorhynchus — Aspidorhynchus sp
Aspidorhynchus sp — Smithsonian Institution (NMNHPALEO), Smithsonian Open Access, CC0
Aspidorhynchus — Aspidorhynchus fisheri Egerton, 1854 (NHMUK PV P 17317)
Aspidorhynchus fisheri Egerton, 1854 (NHMUK PV P 17317) — © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, CC BY 4.0
Aspidorhynchus — Aspidorhynchus Agassiz, 1933 (NHMUK PV P 12532)
Aspidorhynchus Agassiz, 1933 (NHMUK PV P 12532) — © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, CC BY 4.0

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Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Aspidorhynchus" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/aspidorhynchus. Accessed 2026-09-20.

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-aspidorhynchus,
  title        = {Aspidorhynchus},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/taxa/aspidorhynchus}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Taxon article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb, wikidata, commons, smithsonian, nhm. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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