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Isurichthys

Isurichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Ariommatidae.

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Isurichthys
Isurichthys cf. roumanus Baciu and Bannikov 2004 from the Oligocene of Jamna Dolna, Poland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Ariommatidae
Genus: Isurichthys
Woodward, 1901
Synonyms

Isurichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish,1 belonging to the family Ariommatidae.2

Species

Three species have been classified within the genus Isurichthys:2

  • Isurichthys breviusculus Bannikov, 2012
  • Isurichthys orientalis Woodward, 1901
  • Isurichthys macrurus (Agassiz, 1842)
  • Isurichthys roumanus Baciu & Bannikov, 20043

I. orientalis was reclassified by A.F. Bannikov as Rybapina orientalis in 2018, although this appears to have not been generally accepted.4

References

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. "†Isurichthys Woodward 1901 (ray-finned fish)". Paleaobiology Database. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. A.F. Bannikov (2018). "A New Genus and Species of Stromateoid Fishes (Perciformes, Stromateoidei) from the Lower Oligocene of the Northern Caucasus". Paleontological Journal. 52 (6): 631–638. Bibcode:2018PalJ...52..631B. doi:10.1134/S0031030118060035. S2CID 92290531.
  4. "Rybapina ✝". MINDAT.ORG. Retrieved 1 December 2022.