Tongxinichthys Ma 1980 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes

Full reference: F. Ma. 1980. A New Genus of Lycopteridae from Ningxia, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18(4):286-297

Parent taxon: Osteoglossiformes according to F. Ma 1980

Sister taxa: Arapaimidae, Foreyichthyidae, Gymnarchidae, Lopadichthys, Lycopteridae, Monopteros, Mormyridae, Notopteridae, Opsithrissops, Osteoglossidae, Osteoglossoidei, Saurocephalidae, Wakinoichthiidae, Wilsonichthys, Xixiaichthys

Subtaxa: Tongxinichthys microdus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at KangXinWan, TongXin ( of China)

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