Isurichthys
Extinct genus of fishes
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Isurichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish,[1] belonging to the family Ariommatidae.[2]
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| †Isurichthys cf. roumanus Baciu and Bannikov 2004 from the Oligocene of Jamna Dolna, Poland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Ariommatidae |
| Genus: | †Isurichthys Woodward, 1901 |
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Species
Three species have been classified within the genus Isurichthys:[2]
- †Isurichthys breviusculus Bannikov, 2012
- †Isurichthys orientalis Woodward, 1901
- †Isurichthys macrurus (Agassiz, 1842)
- †Isurichthys roumanus Baciu & Bannikov, 2004[3]
I. orientalis was reclassified by A.F. Bannikov as Rybapina orientalis in 2018, although this appears to have not been generally accepted.[4]
