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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Aulopiformes

Rosen, 1973
Suborder:
Cimolichthyoidea
Family:
Dercetidae

Woodward, 1901
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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