| Guiyu Temporal range: Late Silurian |
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| Artist's concept of Guiyu oneiros. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Genus: | Guiyu |
| Species: | G. oneiros |
| Binomial name | |
| Guiyu oneiros Zhu et al., 2009 |
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Guiyu is an extinct genus of bony fish, and is the earliest known one. It lived during the Late Silurian (419 million years ago) in China.[1] It has the combination of both actinopterygian and sarcopterygian features, although analysis of the totality of its features place it closer to Sarcopterygii.[2]
Guiyu represents Mandarin 鬼鱼 guǐyú "ghost fish." The specific name oneiros is from Greek ὄνειρος "dream."