Aipichthys

Aipichthys is an extinct genus of bony fish that is possibly polyphyletic.^[1] Formerly classified in the Polymixiiformes, it is now thought to be a distant relative of oarfish and opahs.^[2][3]

Aipichthys Temporal range: Cenomanian, 97–93 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
A. minor (Pictet 1850)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	†Aipichthyidae
Genus:	†Aipichthys Steindachner, 1860
Species
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Species

Five species have traditionally placed within Aipichthys, but a redescription of the type species in 2016 suggested the genus to be polyphyletic, with only the type species as a member of the genus. The other four species were not moved out of the genus by the authors and were referred as `Aipichthys`.

• Aipichthys pretiosus Steindachner, 1860 (Komen Limestone, Volčji Grad, Komen, Slovenia) (type species)
• Aipichthys minor (Pictet, 1850) (Hakel and Hjoula, Lebanon)
• Aipichthys nuchalis (Dixon, 1850) (Upper Cenomanian English Chalk, Washington, Sussex, UK)
• Aipichthys oblongus Gayet, 1980 (Hakel and Hjoula, Lebanon)
• Aipichthys velifer Woodward, 1901 (Hakel and Hjoula, Lebanon)