Amakusaichthys

Amakusaichthys; Temporal range: Santonian ; 83.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Reconstruction
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	† Ichthyodectiformes
Family:	† Bardackichthyidae
Genus:	† Amakusaichthys ; Yabumoto et al. 2018
Species:	†A. goshouraensis
Binomial name
	†Amakusaichthys goshouraensis; Yabumoto et al. 2018

Last updated November 18, 2024

Amakusaichthys is an extinct genus of ichthyodectiform ray-finned fish which lived during the Late Cretaceous, known from only one species A. goshouraensis. Fossils are known from Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan.^[1]

Discovery

Fossils were discovered in 2012 from construction site in Goshoura, Amakusa.^[2] This site is later considered to belong to Hinoshima Formation of the Himenoura Group.^[1] It was the first discovery of marine ichthyodectform fish described from Asia in detail, while other ichthyodectiform fish from Asia (three genera belong to Chuhsiungichthyidae) are from non-marine environment.^[1]^[2]

Description

Amakusaichthys is relatively small ichthyodectiform with length around 60 cm (24 in). It is characterized by its long snout and small mouth and teeth.^[1] Multiple specimens are found overlapped in one place, suggesting its schooling ecology.^[2]^[3]

Classification

Amakusaichthys was not assigned to any family in original description. However, characters suggested that it was related to Heckelichthys .^[1] In 2021, it was assigned to Bardackichthyidae, alongside Heckelichthys and Bardackichthys .^[4]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Yabumoto, Yoshitaka; Hirose, Koji; Brito, Paulo M. (2020-03-15). "A new ichthyodectiform fish, Amakusaichthys goshouraensis gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Himenoura Group in Goshoura, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan". Historical Biology. 32 (3): 362–375. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1497022. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 91632554.
1 2 3 "天草市御所浦町で発見された白亜紀の新属新種の大型魚類化石 - 天草市立御所浦白亜紀資料館". gcmuseum.ec-net.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
↑ 浩司, 廣瀬; 美孝, 籔本; M, ブリトーパウロ (2019). "熊本県天草市御所浦町に分布する上部白亜系姫浦層群から発見されたイクチオデクテス目魚類Amakusaichthys goshouraensisアマクサゴショウラムカシウオ(新称)". 化石. 105: 1–2. doi:10.14825/kaseki.105.0_1.
↑ Hacker, Riley J.; Shimada, Kenshu (2021-07-01). "A new ichthyodectiform fish (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) from the Arlington Member (mid-Cenomanian) of the Upper Cretaceous Woodbine Formation in Texas, USA". Cretaceous Research. 123: 104798. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104798. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 233806833.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Yabumoto, Yoshitaka; Hirose, Koji; Brito, Paulo M. (2020-03-15). "A new ichthyodectiform fish, Amakusaichthys goshouraensis gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Himenoura Group in Goshoura, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan". Historical Biology. 32 (3): 362–375. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1497022. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 91632554.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 "天草市御所浦町で発見された白亜紀の新属新種の大型魚類化石 - 天草市立御所浦白亜紀資料館". gcmuseum.ec-net.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[3] 浩司, 廣瀬; 美孝, 籔本; M, ブリトーパウロ (2019). "熊本県天草市御所浦町に分布する上部白亜系姫浦層群から発見されたイクチオデクテス目魚類Amakusaichthys goshouraensisアマクサゴショウラムカシウオ(新称)". 化石. 105: 1–2. doi:10.14825/kaseki.105.0_1.

[4] Hacker, Riley J.; Shimada, Kenshu (2021-07-01). "A new ichthyodectiform fish (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) from the Arlington Member (mid-Cenomanian) of the Upper Cretaceous Woodbine Formation in Texas, USA". Cretaceous Research. 123: 104798. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104798. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 233806833.

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