Guizhouniscus Liu 2003 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Full reference: G. B. Liu. 2003. Taxonomic names, in New discovered fishes from Keichousaurus-bearing horizon of Late Triassic in Xingyi of Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 42:346-366

Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to G. B. Liu 2003

Sister taxa: Alvinichthys, Ambodipia, Apateolepis, Canobius, Carboveles, Cryphiolepis, Cycloptychius, Dicellopyge, Ferganiscus, Ganolepis, Gonatodus, Grygorichthys, Gyrolepis, Holurus, Isodus, Isodus leptognathus, Koinichthys, Myriolepis, Nematoptychius, Oxygnathus, Palaeoniscum, Palaeoniscus, Paraeurynotus, Rhadinoniscus, Semionotus brodei, Sixtelia, Strepheoschema, Suchonichthys, Tegeolepis, Trachelacanthus, Turfania, Turseodus, Wayaobulepis

Subtaxa: Guizhouniscus microlepidus

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Type: Guizhouniscus microlepidus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wusha, Xingyi (NIGP collection) (Triassic of China)

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