Shuleichthys
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Shuleichthys brachypteryx is an extinct species of bony fish which existed in China
during the Cretaceous period. It is the only species in the genus Shuleichthys and cannot be placed in any order
of the Osteoglossomorpha
without making that order paraphyletic
.
China
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during the Cretaceous period. It is the only species in the genus Shuleichthys and cannot be placed in any order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of the Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossomorpha is a group of bony fish in the Teleostei.-Notable members:A notable member is the Arapaima , the largest freshwater fish in South America and one of the very largest bony fishes alive. Other notable members include the bizarre freshwater elephantfishes .-Systematics:Most...
without making that order paraphyletic
Paraphyly
A group of taxa is said to be paraphyletic if the group consists of all the descendants of a hypothetical closest common ancestor minus one or more monophyletic groups of descendants...
.