''Jinanichthys'' (meaning "southern

Jilin ) , image_skyline = Changbaishan Tianchi from western rim.jpg , image_alt = , image_caption = View of Heaven Lake , image_map = Jilin in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize = 275px , map_al ...

fish") is an extinct genus of

osteoglossiform Osteoglossiformes , meaning "bony tongues" in Ancient Greek, is a relatively primitive order (biology), order of ray-finned fish that contains two sub-orders, the Osteoglossoidei and the Notopteroidei. All of at least 245 living species inhabit f ...

which existed in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

during the early

Cretaceous period The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ninth and longest geologi ...

.Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China
Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu and Yuan Wang.

References

Osteoglossiformes Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Early Cretaceous bony fish Early Cretaceous fish of Asia Jiufotang fauna {{paleo-rayfinned-fish-stub