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Aipichthys

Aipichthys is an extinct genus of bony fish that is possibly polyphyletic. Formerly classified in the Polymixiiformes, it is now thought to be a distant relative of oarfish and opahs.

Species

Five species have traditionally placed within Aipichthys, but a redescription of the type species in 2016 suggested the genus to be polyphyletic, with only the type species as a member of the genus. The other four species were not moved out of the genus by the authors and were referred as `Aipichthys`.

  • Aipichthys pretiosus <small>Steindachner, 1860</small> (Komen Limestone, Volčji Grad, Komen, Slovenia) (type species)
  • Aipichthys minor <small>(Pictet, 1850)</small> (Hakel and Hjoula, Lebanon)
  • Aipichthys nuchalis <small>(Dixon, 1850)</small> (Upper Cenomanian English Chalk, Washington, Sussex, UK)
  • Aipichthys oblongus <small>Gayet, 1980</small> (Hakel and Hjoula, Lebanon)
  • Aipichthys velifer <small>Woodward, 1901</small> (Hakel and Hjoula, Lebanon)

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