''Jinanichthys'' is an extinct genus of

osteoglossiform Osteoglossiformes (Greek: "bony tongues") is a relatively primitive order of ray-finned fish that contains two sub-orders, the Osteoglossoidei and the Notopteroidei. All of at least 245 living species inhabit freshwater. They are found in South ...

which existed in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

during the early

Cretaceous period The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of t ...

. Species include ''J. longicephalus'' and ''J. major''.Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China
Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu and Yuan Wang.

References

Osteoglossiformes Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Early Cretaceous bony fish Early Cretaceous fish of Asia Jiufotang fauna {{paleo-rayfinned-fish-stub