Ikawaihere
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Elopiformes |
| Family: | Megalopidae |
| Genus: | †Ikawaihere |
| Species: | †I. koehleri
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| †Ikawaihere koehleri Gottfried et al., 2026
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Ikawaihere is an extinct genus of megalopid ray-finned fish that lived in Zealandia during the Palaeogene period.
Description
Ikawaihere koehleri, the type species, is distinguished from other megalopids in possessing an elongate body, a relatively low-profile head, a high and strongly developed coronoid process of the mandible, an enlarged median gular, an extra series of anamestic bones in the cheek region, and the continuation of the lateral line scales as a tapering lobe that extend onto the base of the caudal fin.[1]
References
- ^ Gottfried, Michael D.; Fordyce, Robert Ewan; Robinson, Jeffrey H.; Lee, Daphne E. (17 January 2026). "A New Tarpon‐Like Fish (Elopomorpha, Megalopidae) With Exceptional Preservation and Unusual Features From the Paleogene of Pitt Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 69 (1). doi:10.1002/jgo2.70022. ISSN 0028-8306. Retrieved 1 February 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.