Lycopteridae is an extinct family of freshwater osteoglossomorph ray-finned fishes.
| Lycopteridae Temporal range:
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| Lycoptera species from China | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Cohort: | Osteoglossomorpha |
| Order: | †Lycopteriformes |
| Family: | †Lycopteridae Liu, Su, Huang & Chang, 1963 |
Genera edit
- Lycoptera Müller, 1848
- Aokiichthys Yabumoto 1994
- Changichthys Su 1991
- Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou 1974
Description edit
These ray-finned fishes were small, often only a finger's length, with small, almost circular scales.
Distribution edit
They occurred in East Asian rivers and lakes from the Jurassic to Cretaceous. Fossils of these fishes have been found in China and Japan.
References edit
- Arno Hermann Müller: Lehrbuch der Paläozoologie. Band III, Vertebraten, Teil 1. Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1985
- Joseph S. Nelson: Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7
- V.N. Yakovlev Systematics of the family Lycopteridae International Geology Review - Volume 8, Issue 1, 1966
External links edit
Media related to Lycopteridae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lycopteridae at Wikispecies- The Paleobiology Database
- Helsinki.fi
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