Biology:Ichthyotringa

Short description: Extinct genus of fishes

Ichthyotringa Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Ichthyotringa damoni from Sahel Alma, Lebanon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepisauriformes
Genus:	Ichthyotringa Cope, 1878
Species
I. africana I. damoni I. delicata I. ferox I. furcata I. tenuirostris

Fossil

Ichthyotringa is an extinct genus of alepisauriform fish from Cretaceous-aged marine strata of Lebanon, Africa, Italy, and North America. Ichthyotringa are characterized by a slender, highly elongated beak that accounts for a third of the fish's length.

References

• Alepisauriformes

Wikidata ☰ Q18609841 entry