Psettopsis

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Psettopsis
Temporal range: Lutetian [1]
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Psettopsis
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P. subarcuatus
Binomial name
Psettopsis subarcuatus
Blot 1969

Psettopsis subarcuatus is an extinct, prehistoric moonyfish that lived during the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca, Italy. [1]

It had large, rounded dorsal and anal fins, and was a comparatively large fish, being about 45 centimeters long, much larger than its relative, Pasaichthys .

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.