Cyranichthys
Cyranichthys is an extinct marine aulopiform fish genus from Cenomanian-aged marine strata of what is now the Kipala formation in the Congo, Belgium and The Netherlands. The type species C. ornatissimus is known from Africa,[1] while the newer discovered species, C. jagti, is known from Europe.[2]
| Cyranichthys Temporal range: Cenomanian | |
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| Suborder: | Cimolichthyoidea |
| Family: | Dercetidae |
| Genus: | Cyranichthys (Casier, 1965) |
The living animal would have had a gar-like or saury-like appearance, although its closest living relatives are lancetfish and lizardfish.
References
- Silva, Hilda; Gallo, Valeria (2011). "Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Enchodontoidei (Teleostei: Aulopiformes)" (PDF). Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. 83 (2).
- Taverne, Louis, and Stijn Goolaerts. "The dercetid fishes (Teleostei, Aulopiformes) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Belgium and The Netherlands." Geologica Belgica 18.1 (2015): 21-30.
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