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Bajaichthys

Osteichthyes - Bajaichthyidae

Taxonomy
Bajaichthys was named by Sorbini (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Bajaichthyidae.

It was assigned to Lampridiformes by Sorbini and Bottura (1988), Sepkoski (2002); and to Bajaichthyidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014), Davesne et al. (2017), van der Laan (2019).

Species
B. elegans

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Bajaichthys Sorbini
1988Bajaichthys Sorbini and Bottura p. 369
2002Bajaichthys Sepkoski
2014Bajaichthys Bannikov p. 26
2014Bajaichthys Carnevale et al. p. 42
2017Bajaichthys Davesne et al. p. 257
2019Bajaichthys van der Laan p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
familyBajaichthyidaeBannikov and Sorbini 2014
genusBajaichthysSorbini 1983

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Bajaichthys Sorbini 1983
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Bajaichthys elegans Sorbini 1983
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Davesne et al. 2017Zeiform with an anteriorly deep body that tapers posteriorly. Skin covered with protuberances and small spines. Head large, with a low supraoccipital crest. Vertebral column including 35 (8 + 27) vertebrae. Dorsal fin short-based but high, consisting of five spines and six unbranched soft rays. Ten dorsal-fin pterygio- phores. Anal fin consisting of two serrated spines and 28 unbranched soft rays, converging with the caudal fin. 27 anal-fin pterygiophores, the first one enlarged and with three supernumerary elements. Caudal fin asymmetrical, with between five and seven rays. Pelvic fins long, jugular, with one serrated spine and six soft rays.