Pasaichthys

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Pasaichthys
Temporal range: Lutetian [1]
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Artist's reconstruction
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Monodactylidae
Genus: Pasaichthys
Blot, 1969
Type species
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 Pasaichthys.jpg
Mockup of a fossil

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.