Biology:Pasaichthys

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Pasaichthys
Temporal range: Lutetian[1]
Pasaichthys pleuronectiformis.jpg
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Genus:
Pasaichthys
Species:
P. pleuronectiformis
Binomial name
Pasaichthys pleuronectiformis
Blot, 1969

Pasaichthys pleuronectiformis is an extinct, prehistoric moonyfish that lived during the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca, Italy.[1] The average length of its fossils is about 6 centimeters. In life, it would probably resemble its living relatives of the genus Monodactylus.

Mockup of a fossil

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7141575 entry