Gebrayelichthys

Gebrayelichthys
Temporal range:
G. uyenoi (left)
G. vexillarius (right)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pycnodontiformes
Family: Gebrayelichthyidae
Genus: Gebrayelichthys
Nursall & Capasso, 2004
Species
  • Gebrayelichthys uyenoi Nursall & Capasso, 2004
  • Gebrayelichthys verticalis Nursall & Capasso, 2004

Gebrayelichthys is a genus of pycnodontiform fish of the family Gebrayelichthyidae. It comprises two species, Gebrayelichthys uyenoi and Gebrayelichthys verticalis. Their extremely deep body shape is unique among known fishes, only comparable to some Paleogene tetraodontiformes, and suggests an ostraciiform locomotion.