Biology:Iraniplectus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| Iraniplectus Temporal range: Rupelian
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| Superfamily: | Tetraodontoidea
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| Family: | Zignoichthydae
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| Genus: | †Iraniplectus Tyler, Mirzaie & Nazemi 2006
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| Species: | Iraniplectus bakhtiari
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| Iraniplectus bakhtiari Tyler, Mirzaie & Nazemi 2006
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Iraniplectus bakhtiari is an extinct relative of modern-day pufferfish and porcupine fish from the Middle Oligocene of Iran. It is closely related to the Eocene Zignoichthys.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q20679051 entry
