Peia (fish)

Peia is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Early Triassic in what is now the Jiangsu Province in China. Its species name is derived from Jurong, where it was discovered in Qingshan Quarry. It is currently known from a single specimen, collected in 1997.^[1]

Peia Temporal range: Early Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Parasemionotiformes
Family:	†Parasemionotidae
Genus:	†Peia Li, 2009
Type species
†Peia jurongensis (Li, 2009)

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Li, Quanguo (2009). "a New PARASEMIONOTID‑LIKE Fish from the Lower Triassic of Jurong, Jiangsu Province, South China". Palaeontology. 52 (2): 369-384. Bibcode:2009Palgy..52..369L. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00848.x. Retrieved 2024-01-07.