Luoxiongichthys hyperdorsalis was an early ginglymodian ray-finned fish, related to the ancestors of modern gars, living during the Middle Triassic (~244 million years ago) in coastal tropical marine waters covering what is now southwestern China.
About 15cm long (~6″), it had a large hump on its back shaped like a backwards shark fin. Its deep body was wider at the base, giving it a triangular shape when viewed from the front similar to some modern tropical fish – and suggesting it may have had a similar sort of ecology as a slow but highly maneuverable swimmer feeding on small seabed invertebrates.
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