Jianghanichthys

Jianghanichthys
Temporal range:
Fossil of Jianghanichthys hubeiensis from China
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Jianghanichthyidae
Liu, Chang, Wilson & Murray, 2015
Genus: Jianghanichthys
Lei, 1987
Species:
J. hubeiensis
Binomial name
Jianghanichthys hubeiensis
(Lei, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Osteochilus hubeiensis Lei, 1977

Jianghanichthys is an extinct genus of basal cypriniform fish, and the only member of the family Jianghanichthyidae. It is also known as the "Chan Han fish" in the fossil trade.

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