Kenyaichthys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: †Kenyaichthyidae
Genus: †Kenyaichthys
Species (1): K. kipkechi

Name

Kenyaichthys Altner & Reichenbacher, 2015

Type species: †Kenyaichthys kipkechi Altner & Reichenbacher, 2015

Etymology: Named after the country in which the specimens were found (Kenya), and ἰχθύς (ichthys; Greek) used to refer to fishes; gender feminine.

References

• Altner, M. & Reichenbacher, B. 2015. †Kenyaichthyidae fam. nov. and †Kenyaichthys gen. nov. – First Record of a Fossil Aplocheiloid Killifish (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes). PLoS ONE 10(4): e0123056. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123056 Reference page.