Hoplopteryx is an extinct genus of Trachichthyidae from the Cretaceous.

The snout is quite short, the eyes fairly large, and both jaws of the upturned mouth hold small teeth.

Hoplopteryx was a marine fish, living in shallow chalk seas.

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