Lycopteridae
| Lycopteridae Temporal range: from Jurassic to Cretaceous |
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| Lycoptera species from China | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Infraclass: | Teleostei |
| Superorder: | Osteoglossomorpha |
| Order: | Lycopteriformes |
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Lycopteridae Liu, Su, Huang & Chang, 1963 |
Lycopteridae is an extinct family of freshwater osteoglossomorph ray-finned fishes.
These ray-finned fishes were small, often only a finger's length, with small, almost circular scales.
They occurred in East Asian rivers and lakes from the Jurassic to Cretaceous. Fossils of these fishes have been found in China and Japan.
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