Xeneichthys

Xeneichthys
Temporal range:
Early Cretaceous, Albian
Photograph and line drawing of holotype UAHMP 1063. Scale Bar = 1cm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Xeneichthyidae
Genus: Xeneichthys
Arratia & González-Rodríguez, 2024
Species:
X. yanesi
Binomial name
Xeneichthys yanesi
Arratia & González-Rodríguez, 2024

Xeneichthys is an extinct genus of teleost fish from the Albian El Doctor Formation in Hidalgo, Mexico. The type and only species is X. yanesi is known from multiple specimens, representing the entire body. [1]

  1. ^ Arratia, Gloria; González-Rodrígue, Katia (17 July 2024). "A New Intriguing Teleost from the Albian Muhi Quarry, Central Mexico, and Early Euteleostean Diversification". Diversity. 16 (7): 414. doi:10.3390/d16070414.