Diandongichthys gen. nov.
lsid: zoobank.org:act: 2350AF79-2BC6-42DD-B82D-20FFF 30D1DD6.
Etymology: Ŋe generic epithet ‘ Diandong ’, the Chinese Pingyin for the eastern Yunnan, and the Greek suffix ‘ΙΧΘύς’, ichthys, fish.
Type species: Diandongichthys ocellatus sp. nov..
Geographical distribution and age: Luoping, Yunnan, China; Pelsonian, Anisian, Middle Triassic.
Diagnosis: As for the type species.