Kyphosichthys
| Kyphosichthys Temporal range: Middle Triassic, | |
|---|---|
| Holotype skeleton of K. grandei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | †Kyphosichthyiformes |
| Family: | †Kyphosichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Kyphosichthys Xu & Wu, 2011 |
| Species: | †K. grandei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kyphosichthys grandei Xu & Wu, 2011 | |
Kyphosichthys is an extinct genus of basal actinopterygian bony fish known from the lower Middle Triassic (Anisian) marine deposits (Guanling Formation) in Luoping, eastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China. The species is the first known fossil record of highly deep-bodied ginglymodians.
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