Dicellopyge

Dicellopyge is an extinct genus of palaeoniscoids that lived in freshwater environments in what is now South Africa. It lived in the Anisian era.

 Description 
A small fish, Dicellopyge had a blunt snout and a forked tail. The body was long and the skull was short. It was 15 cm long.

 Classification 

 Naming 
The genus Dicellopyge was first described by James Brough as "Dicellopygae". However, it was changed to Dicellopyge shortly after.

 Species 

 †Dicellopyge draperi Woodward, 1931 (type species)
 †Dicellopyge lissocephalus Brough, 1931

There could be a third species named Dicellopyge tenuis. However, there's not much research on it.

 Related pages 

 Palaeoniscum

 References 

 Hutchinson, Peter (1975). "Two Triassic fish from South Africa and Australia, with comments on the evolution of the Chondrostei". Palaeontology.

 Other websites 

 Data related to Dicellopyge at Wikidata

Category:Extinct fish
Category:Ray-finned fish
Category:Freshwater fish
Category:South Africa
Category:Animals of Africa
Category:Triassic
Category:Taxa described in 1931