protosauropod Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 My mom purchased this fish when she was in Taiwan. She's a little suspicious that it has at very least been embellished. I've also attached the label it had. Thank you for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 This looks perfectly real to me. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Yeah, no red flags except the name I think they meant to spell was Yongeicthys. Cool fish! "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell" -From The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 48 minutes ago, yardrockpaleo said: Yeah, no red flags except the name I think they meant to spell was Yongeicthys. Cool fish! Actually, it's not. It appears to be an alternate spelling of Jianghanichthys hubeiensis . It was renamed to from Osteochilus in 1977. (Thanks Scott @piranha ) 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protosauropod Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Thank y'all so much! My mom will be thrilled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Actually, it's not. It appears to be an alternate spelling of Jianghanichthys hubeiensis. It was renamed to Osteochilus in 1977. Wow. Thanks for the heads up, that makes more sense. "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell" -From The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 5:52 PM, Fossildude19 said: It appears to be a poor spelling of Jianghanichthys hubeiensis. It was renamed to Osteochilus in 1977. "...originally assigned to the extant cyprinid genus Osteochilus, then later to the new genus Jianghanichthys by its original author..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, piranha said: "...originally assigned to the extant cyprinid genus Osteochilus, then later to the new genus Jianghanichthys by its original author..." Thanks for the correction, Scott! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 The Chinese words are "Jiang Han Yu" which translates to "Jianghan fish" So yes, that's a Jianghanichthys Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 One can learn something new every day here. I sure do. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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