Cipactlichthys

Cipactlichthys
Temporal range:
C. scutatus (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Halecomorphi
Genus: †Cipactlichthys
Brito & Alvarado-Ortega, 2013
Species:
†C. scutatus
Binomial name
†Cipactlichthys scutatus
Brito & Alvarado-Ortega, 2013

Cipactlichthys is a genus of extinct marine holostean fish from the Lower Cretaceous of Mexico, distantly related to modern bowfins. The only known species is Cipactlichthys scutatus.

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