Kenichthys

Kenichthys is a genus of sarcopterygian fish from the Devonian period, and a member of the clade Tetrapodomorpha. The only known species of the genus is Kenichthys campbelli (named for the Australian palaeontologist Ken Campbell), the first remains of which were found in China in 1993. The genus is important to the study of the evolution of tetrapods due to the unique nature of its nostrils, which provide vital evidence regarding the evolutionary transition of fish-like nostrils to the tetrapod choanae.

==Description== Kenichthys was a small tetrapodomorph, with a skull about long. While only areas of the front of the body are known, it seems likely that Kenichthys would have been similar in general body form to other basal sarcopterygians, with two dorsal fins, paired pectoral and pelvic fins and an anal fin.