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Bajaichthys
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 was assigned to Lampridiformes by Sorbini and Bottura (1988) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Bajaichthyidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014) and Davesne et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Lampridiformes by Sorbini and Bottura (1988) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Bajaichthyidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014) and Davesne et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Bajaichthys Sorbini |
| 1988 | Bajaichthys Sorbini and Bottura p. 369 |
| 2002 | Bajaichthys Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Bajaichthys Bannikov p. 26 |
| 2014 | Bajaichthys Carnevale et al. p. 42 |
| 2017 | Bajaichthys Davesne et al. p. 257 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. Davesne et al. 2017 | Zeiform 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. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||