Moythomasia Explained

Moythomasia (named for James Alan Moy-Thomas)^[1] is an extinct genus of early ray-finned fish from the Devonian period of Europe and Australia.

Moythomasia was a small freshwater fish, 9cm (04inches) long. It had relatively large eyes, presumably to find prey in murky water. Its body was covered in specialized ganoid scales; the upper side of each scale sported a small pin that perfectly fit into the hollow lower side of the next scale. This allowed the fish to be both armored and flexible.^[2]

Species

• M. devonica (Clarke, 1885) [''[[Palaeoniscus]] devonicus Clarke, 1885; Rhadinichthys devonicus (Clarke, 1885)]
• M. durgaringa Gardiner & Bartram, 1977
• M. lineata Choo, 2015
• M. nitida Gross, 1953
• M. perforata (Gross, 1942) [''Aldingeria perforata'' <small>Gross, 1942</small>]

Notes and References

1. Book: Alexander . R. McNeill . The chordates . 1975 . London; New York : Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-20472-9 . 18–19 .
2. Book: Palmer, D.. 1999 . The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. Marshall Editions. London. 35. 1-84028-152-9.