Gebrayelichthys Explained

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 tetraodontiforms, and suggests an ostraciiform locomotion.[2]

Notes and References

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

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