Judeichthys
Extinct genus of fishes
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Judeichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric gonorynchiform ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Cenomanian age of the Cretaceous.[1][2] There is one currently known species, Judeichthys haasi, which was found near Ramallah in Palestine.[3] The genus was named after the Judaean Mountains where it was discovered, while the species was named after professor Georg Haas. It reached a total length of about 12 centimetres (4.7 in).[4]
| Judeichthys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
| Family: | Gonorynchidae |
| Genus: | †Judeichthys Gayet, 1985 |
| Type species | |
| †Judeichthys haasi Gayet, 1985 | |
