Caturus (from , 'down' and 'tail') is an extinct genus of fishes in the family Caturidae in the order Amiiformes, related to modern bowfin. Fossils of this genus range from 200 to 109 mya. It has been suggested that the genus is non-monophyletic with respect to other caturid genera. Species Caturus agassizi Caturus chaperi Caturus chirotes Caturus dartoni Caturus ferox Caturus furcatus Caturus heterurus Caturus insignis Caturus latipennis Caturus porteri Caturus retrodorsalis Caturus stenospondylus Caturus stenoura Caturus velifer Distribution This genus is present in the Cretaceous of Germany, Japan, Spain, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, from the Jurassic to Cretaceous of France and the Permian of China. References Paleobiology Database Sepkoski's Online Genus Database Amiiformes Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Fossil taxa described in 1843 Taxa named by Louis Agassiz