Chuhsiungichthys

Chuhsiungichthys is an extinct genus of ichthyodectiform ray-finned fish that lived in freshwater environments in what is now Yunnan, China,[2] and Kyushu, Japan,[1] during the Cretaceous. It differs from its sister genus, Mesoclupea, primarily by having a comparatively more anteriorly-placed dorsal fin.

Chuhsiungichthys
Temporal range: Early to Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Ichthyodectiformes
Family:
Chuhsiungichthyidae

Yabumoto, 1994[1]
Genus:
Chuhsiungichthys

Lew 1974
Type species
Chuhsiungichthys tsanglingensis
Lew 1974
Species
  • C. tsanglingensis Lew 1974
  • C. yanagidai Yabumoto 1994
  • C. japonicus Yabumoto 1994

The type species, C. tsanglingensis, is found in Upper Cretaceous-aged strata of Chuhsiung, Yunnan Province. C. yanagidai is found in the first formation of the Lower Cretaceous-aged Wakino Subgroup, in Kyushu. C. japonicus is found in the fourth formation of the Wakino Subgroup.

See also

References
  1. Yabumoto, Yoshitaka (March 30, 1994). "Early Cretaceous Freshwater Fish Fauna in Kyushu, Japan" (PDF). Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 13: 107โ€“254 [130]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-20.
  2. Lew, Chih-Ching (1974). "A NEW CRETACEOUS TELEOST FROM CHUHSIUNG, YUNNAN". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 4 (003).


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