Charitosomus

Charitosomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish from the Late Cretaceous, related to modern beaked salmons. They were nektonic carnivores in life.

It contains the following species: The species C. hakelensis (Davis, 1887) from the Late Cenomanian of Lebanon is now placed in its own genus, Hakeliosomus. Another species, C. hermani Taverne, 1976, from the late Albian-middle Cenomanian of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is presently considered an indeterminate gonorynchid.
 * †C. formosus von der Marck 1885 - Late Campanian of Germany (Baumberge Formation)
 * †C. lineolatus (Pictet & Humbert 1866) - Santonian of Lebanon (Sahel Alma) (=Solenognathus lineolatus Pictet & Humbert, 1866 )
 * †C. major Woodward 1901 - Santonian of Lebanon (Sahel Alma)