Knightia

Knightia is an extinct genus of freshwater fish that lived in the lakes and rivers of North America and Asia during the Eocene epoch. It was discovered by David Starr Jordan in 1907. Knightia is Wyoming's state fossil, belonging to the same taxonomic family as herring and sardines. It likely fed on algae and diatoms, as well as smaller fish and insects.

 Species 

 Knightia alta Leidy, 1873
 Knightia branneri
 Knightia eocaena Jordan, 1907 (type)
 Knightia humulus
 Knightia irregularis Longstaff, 1933
 Knightia vetusta Grande, 1982

 Predators 
Bigger species preyed on Knightia, such as Diplomystus, Lepisosteus, Amphiplaga, Mioplosus, Phareodus, Amia, and Astephus.

 Related pages 

 Diplomystus
 Clupeiformes
 Sardine
 Atractosteus
 Lepisosteus

 References 

 Jordan, D. S. 1907. "The fossil fishes of California; with supplementary notes on other species of extinct fishes". Bulletin Department of Geology, University of California 5:136.
 http://soswy.state.wy.us/SecretaryDesk/StateInfo_Symbols.aspx .


Taxon identifiers Wikidata: Q288279
 Wikispecies: Knightia (Clupeidae)
 BOLD: 663480
 Fossilworks: 35455
 GBIF: 3238478
 iNaturalist: 1205254
Category:Freshwater fish
Category:Extinct fish
Category:Clupeiformes
Category:Eocene
Category:Animals of North America