Leptecodon
| Leptecodon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepisauriformes Regan, 1911 |
| Genus: | Leptecodon Williston, 1899 |
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Leptecodon (meaning "small tooth") is a genus of prehistoric mackerel-like fish which was described by Williston in 1899 and was possibly preyed on by other sea creatures. However, it was a hunter of smaller creatures itself. This fish sometimes hid in clams such as Inoceramus. The first-discovered fossil was inside a clam.
In Popular Culture
Leptecodon appeared in Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure.