Louwoichthys, Xu, 2021

Xu, Guang-Hui, 2021, A new stem-neopterygian fish from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) of Yunnan, China, with a reassessment of the relationships of early neopterygian clades, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191, pp. 375-394 : 377

LOUWOICHTHYS GEN. NOV.

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Etymology: The generic epithet ‘ Louwo ’, the ancient name of Luoping County, and the Greek suffix ιχθύς, ichthys, fish.

Type species: Louwoichthys pusillus .

Geographical distribution and age: Luoping and Luxi, Yunnan, China; Pelsonian, Anisian, Middle Triassic .

Diagnosis: As for the type species.