Isurichthys

Isurichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish,^[1] belonging to the family Ariommatidae.^[2]

Isurichthys
†Isurichthys cf. roumanus Baciu and Bannikov 2004 from the Oligocene of Jamna Dolna, Poland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Ariommatidae
Genus:	†Isurichthys Woodward, 1901
Synonyms
Isurus Agassiz, 1842

Species

Three species have been classified within the genus Isurichthys:^[2]

• †Isurichthys breviusculus Bannikov, 2012
• †Isurichthys orientalis Woodward, 1901
• †Isurichthys macrurus (Agassiz, 1842)
• †Isurichthys roumanus Baciu & Bannikov, 2004^[3]

I. orientalis was reclassified by A.F. Bannikov as Rybapina orientalis in 2018, although this appears to have not been generally accepted.^[4]