''Daedalichthys'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater
ray-finned fish that lived during the
Early Triassic epoch.
It contains a single species, ''D. formosa'' (=''D. higginsi''
Warren, 1936) from the
Olenekian-aged
''Cynognathus'' Assemblage Zone of South Africa. It was previously classified in ''
Dictyopyge
''Dictyopyge'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Late Triassic epoch.Olsen, P. E., McCune, A. R. & Thomson, K. S. (1982). Correlation of the Early Mesozoic Newark Supergroup by vertebrates, principally fishes. Ame ...
''.
It was a member of the
redfieldiiforms, a group of presumed basal
neopterygians that were widespread during the Triassic.
See also
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Prehistoric fish
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List of prehistoric bony fish
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References
Redfieldiiformes
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Early Triassic fish
Triassic bony fish
Olenekian genera
Triassic fish of Africa
Fossils of South Africa
Fossil taxa described in 1931
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