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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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

  1. Silva, Hilda; Gallo, Valeria (2011). "Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Enchodontoidei (Teleostei: Aulopiformes)" (PDF). Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. 83 (2).
  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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