Siamamia Explained

Siamamia is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish in the family Amiidae.^[1] They are halecomorph fishes endemic to Early Cretaceous freshwater environments from north-eastern Thailand.

Siamamia fossils have been found in Sao Khua Formation, present-day in Phu Phok, Sakhon Nakhon Province, Thailand.^[2]

Etymology

• Siam (former name of Thailand), referring to location.
• Amia (Greek).
• Naga mythological creature in Mekong River

Notes and References

1. Deesri, U.; Naksri, W.; Jintasakul, P.; Noda, Y.; Yukawa, H.; Hossny, T.E.; Cavin, L. A New Sinamiin Fish (Actinopterygii) from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand: Implications on the Evolutionary History of the Amiid Lineage. Diversity 2023, 15, 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040491
2. Cavin, Lionel, et al. “The First Sinamiid Fish (Holostei, Halecomorpha) from Southeast Asia (Early Cretaceous of Thailand).” Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, vol. 27, no. 4, 2007, pp. 827–37. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30117452. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.