Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
Alternative spelling: Sinosaurichthys
Full reference: F. Wu, Y. Sun, G. Xu, W. Hao, D. Jiang and Z. Sun. 2011. New Saurichthyid Actinopterygian Fishes from the Anisian (Middle Triassic) of Southwestern China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(3):581-614
Parent taxon: Saurichthys according to A. Tintori 2013
See also Wu et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Saurichthys (Costasaurichthys), Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys), Saurichthys (Lepidosaurichthys), Saurichthys aculeatus, Saurichthys apicalis, Saurichthys breviabdominalis, Saurichthys calcaratus, Saurichthys curionii, Saurichthys daubreei, Saurichthys dawaziensis, Saurichthys deperditus, Saurichthys dongusensis, Saurichthys eximius, Saurichthys gigas, Saurichthys gracilis, Saurichthys grignae, Saurichthys gypsophilus, Saurichthys hamiltoni, Saurichthys huanshenensis, Saurichthys indicus, Saurichthys irregularis, Saurichthys latifrons, Saurichthys lepidosteoides, Saurichthys longidens, Saurichthys macrocephalus, Saurichthys majiashanensis, Saurichthys nepalensis, Saurichthys obrutchevi, Saurichthys orientalis, Saurichthys parvidens, Saurichthys piveteaui, Saurichthys proximus, Saurichthys sceltrichensis, Saurichthys seefeldensis, Saurichthys semicostatus, Saurichthys spinosa, Saurichthys stensioi, Saurichthys striatulus, Saurichthys striolatus, Saurichthys subulatus, Saurichthys tenuirostris, Saurichthys tertius, Saurichthys ultimus, Saurichthys vjuschkovi, Saurichthys wimani, Saurichthys yangjuanensis, Saurichthys yunnanensis
Subtaxa: Saurichthys (Sinosaurichthys) longipectoralis Sinosaurichthys longimedialis Sinosaurichthys minuta
Type: Sinosaurichthys longipectoralis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence