Veridagon
| Veridagon Temporal range: Cenomanian ~ | |
|---|---|
| V. avendanoi as compared to Enchodus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | †Enchodontidae |
| Genus: | †Veridagon Díaz Cruz et al. 2019 |
| Type species | |
| Veridagon avendanoi Díaz Cruz et al. 2019 | |
Veridagon avendanoi is an extinct aulopiform ray-finned fish related to species of Enchodus from the Cenomanian-aged Cintalapa Formation, exposed in El Chango Quarry, Chiapas, Mexico. Its original generic name was Dagon; however, this name was preoccupied by a group of South American butterflies. The generic name was eventually amended to Veridagon.