Siamamia

Siamamia is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from Northeasthern Thailand. They belong to family Sinamiidae and are halecomorph fishes endemic to Early Cretaceous freshwater environments in eastern Asia.

Siamamia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Amiiformes
Superfamily:
Amioidea
Family:
Sinamiidae

Berg, 1940
Genus:
Siamamia

Cavin, Suteethorn, Buffetaut, Claude, Cuny, Le Loeuff and Tong 2007
Species:
S. naga
Binomial name
Siamamia naga
Cavin, Suteethorn, Buffetaut, Claude, Cuny, Le Loeuff and Tong 2007

Siamamia fossils have been found present-day in Phu Phok, Sakhon Nakhon Province, Thailand.

Etymology
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References
    • Cavin, Lionel; Suteethorn, Varavudh; Buffetaut, Eric; Claude, Julien; Cuny, Gilles; Le Loeuff, Jean; Tong, Haiyan (2007). "THE FIRST SINAMIID FISH (HOLOSTEI, HALECOMORPHA) FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA (EARLY CRETACEOUS OF THAILAND)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (4): 827–837. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[827:TFSFHH]2.0.CO;2.
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