Habroichthys

Habroichthys
Temporal range: Early Ladinian[1]
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Habroichthys griffithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Peltopleuriformes
Family: †Habroichthyidae
Genus: †Habroichthys
Brough, 1939

Habroichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Ladinian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch, 242 to 232 million years ago. It has been found in Austria, China, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.[1][2] It was a small fish measuring 26 cm (10 in) long.[3]

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference fossilworks2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rieppel, O. (2019). Mesozoic Sea Dragons: Triassic Marine Life from the Ancient Tropical Lagoon of Monte San Giorgio. Indiana University Press. p. 67. doi:10.2307/j.ctvd58t86. ISBN 978-0253040114. S2CID 241534158.