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Judeichthys; Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Gonorynchiformes
Family:	Gonorynchidae
Genus:	†Judeichthys; Gayet, 1985
Type species
	†Judeichthys haasi; Gayet, 1985

Judeichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric gonorynchiform ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Cenomanian age of the Cretaceous.^[1]^[2] There is one currently known species, Judeichthys haasi, which was found near Ramallah in Palestine.^[3] The genus was named after the Judaean Mountains where it was discovered, while the species was named after professor Georg Haas. It reached a total length of about 12 centimetres (4.7 in).^[4]

References

1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
↑ "Judeichthys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
↑ Terry Grande, ed. (2010). Gonorynchiformes and Ostariophysan Relationships: A Comprehensive Review (Series on: Teleostean Fish Biology) Teleostean fish biology. CRC Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 9781439842683.
↑ Gayet, M. (1985). "Gonorhynchiforme nouveau du Cénomanien inférieur marin de Ramallah (Monts de Judée): Judeichthys haasi nov. gen. nov. sp. (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Judeichthyidae nov. fam.)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section C, Sciences de la Terre, Paléontologie, Géologie, Minéralogie. 7 (1): 65–85. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

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[sepkoskidb-1] 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

[pdb-2] "Judeichthys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

[Grande-3] Terry Grande, ed. (2010). Gonorynchiformes and Ostariophysan Relationships: A Comprehensive Review (Series on: Teleostean Fish Biology) Teleostean fish biology. CRC Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 9781439842683.

[OG-4] Gayet, M. (1985). "Gonorhynchiforme nouveau du Cénomanien inférieur marin de Ramallah (Monts de Judée): Judeichthys haasi nov. gen. nov. sp. (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Judeichthyidae nov. fam.)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section C, Sciences de la Terre, Paléontologie, Géologie, Minéralogie. 7 (1): 65–85. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

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