Gebrayelichthys

Gebrayelichthys Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Gebrayelichthys spp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Pycnodontiformes
Family:	†Gebrayelichthyidae
Genus:	†Gebrayelichthys Nursall & Capasso, 2004
Species
Gebrayelichthys uyenoi Nursall & Capasso, 2004 Gebrayelichthys verticalis Nursall & Capasso, 2004

Gebrayelichthys is a genus of pycnodontiform fish of the family Gebrayelichthyidae. It comprises two species, Gebrayelichthys uyenoi and Gebrayelichthys verticalis.[1] Their extremely deep body shape is unique among known fishes, only comparable to some Paleogene tetraodontiformes, and suggests an ostraciiform locomotion.[2]

References

1. Nursall, J. Ralph; Capasso, Luigi (January 2004). "Gebrayelichthys (novum), an extraordinary genus of neopterygian fishes from the Cenomanian of Lebanon". Mesozoic Fishes 3 – Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity: 317–340.
2. Cawley, John J.; Marramà, Giuseppe; Carnevale, Giorgio; Villafaña, Jaime A.; López-Romero, Faviel A.; Kriwet, Jürgen (2021). "Rise and fall of †Pycnodontiformes: Diversity, competition and extinction of a successful fish clade". Ecology and Evolution. 11 (4): 1769–1796. Bibcode:2021EcoEv..11.1769C. doi:10.1002/ece3.7168. PMC 7882952. PMID 33614003.