Kenyaichthys kipkechi

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: †Kenyaichthys kipkechi

Name

Kenyaichthys kipkechi Altner & Reichenbacher, 2015

Holotype: Museum in Kipsaraman, Kenya: 1209a/b´05. Paratypes: 76 specimen. In addition, 92 further specimens are tentatively assigned as †K. cf. kipkechi because of incomplete or fragmentary preservation.

Type locality: Tugen Hills, Inoswa Kamelon (72 specimens) and Koibochepkweny (5 specimens), Lukeino Formation, Kenya (Late Miocene (about 5.7–6 Ma)).

Etymology: Species name kipkechi named for Joseph Kipkech, Kenya, in recognition of his long-time devoted commitment to the development of education and science in Baringo County.

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.