Valenciennellus
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Valenciennellus is a genus of marine hatchetfishes. They are commonly known as constellationfishes.
SpeciesEdit
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{#invoke:Cite taxon|main|fishbase|genus=|species=|subspecies=}}</ref>
- Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931
- Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark (sv), 1871) (Constellationfish)
Fossils of constellationfishes are known since the Early Eocene, more than 40 million years ago.<ref>Template:Aut (2002): [Valenciennellus]. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt</ref>