Gebrayelichthyidae

Gebrayelichthyidae
Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pycnodontiformes
Superfamily: Coccodontoidea
Family: Gebrayelichthyidae
Genera
  • Gebrayelichthys
  • Maraldichthys

Gebrayelichthyidae is a family of extinct pycnodontid fish, with a superficially shrimpfish-like appearance that lived during the lower Cenomanian.[1]

The family is composed of two genera, the type genus, Gebrayelichthys, and the monotypic Maraldichthys.[1] The Gebrayelichthyids are highly modified in appearance, having their bodies compressed and vertebrae elongated.

Gebrayelichthyidae, together with Gladiopycnodontidae and Coccodontidae, make up the pycnodontid superfamily Coccodontoidea.

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