Helichthys Explained

Helichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Early Triassic epoch in what is now South Africa.^[1]

Although several species of Helichthys have been erected (H. elegans, H. stegopyge, H. obesus, H. ctenipteryx, H. grandipennis), they were later all synonymized with the type species, H. browni.^[2] Fossils were recovered from the Lower Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of Bekker's Kraal.

Synonyms

• Helichthys draperi (Woodward, 1893) → Dicellopyge draperi (Woodward, 1893)
• Helichthys tenuis Broom, 1909 → Dicellopyge tenuis (Broom, 1909)

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Hutchinson . Peter . 1973 . A revision of the redfieldiiform and perleidiform fishes from the Triassic of Bekker's Kraal (South Africa) and Brookvale (New South Wales) . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology . 22 . 236–354 .
2. Hutchinson . Peter . 1978 . The anatomy and phylogenetic position of Helichthys, a redfieldiiform fish from the Triassic of South Africa . Palaeontology . 21 . 881–891.