Gebrayelichthys
Extinct genus of Pycnodontiform fish
| Gebrayelichthys Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pycnodontiformes |
| Superfamily: | Coccodontoidea |
| Family: | Gebrayelichthyidae |
| Genus: | Gebrayelichthys Nursall & Capasso, 2004 |
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Gebrayelichthys is a genus of pycnodontiform fish of the family Gebrayelichthyidae. It comprises two species, Gebrayelichthys uyenoi and Gebrayelichthys verticalis.[1] Their extremely deep body shape is unique among known fishes, only comparable to some Paleogene tetraodontiforms, and suggests an ostraciiform locomotion.[2]
References
- ^ Nursall, J. Ralph; Capasso, Luigi (January 2004). "Gebrayelichthys (novum), an extraordinary genus of neopterygian fishes from the Cenomanian of Lebanon". Mesozoic Fishes 3 – Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity: 317–340.
- ^ Cawley, John J.; Marramà, Giuseppe; Carnevale, Giorgio; Villafaña, Jaime A.; López-Romero, Faviel A.; Kriwet, Jürgen (2021). "Rise and fall of †Pycnodontiformes: Diversity, competition and extinction of a successful fish clade". Ecology and Evolution. 11 (4): 1769–1796. Bibcode:2021EcoEv..11.1769C. doi:10.1002/ece3.7168. PMC 7882952. PMID 33614003.
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