Caturus (from , 'down' and 'tail') is an extinct genus of predatory 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.