Parenchodus longipterygius Raab and Chalifa 1987 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Full reference: M. Raab and Y. Chalifa. 1987. A new enchodontid fish genus from the upper Cenomanian of Jerusalem, Israel. Palaeontology 30(4):717-731

Belongs to Parenchodus according to M. Raab and Y. Chalifa 1987

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, P.163, a skeleton. Its type locality is Givat-Shaul, which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in the Kefar Shaul Formation of Israel.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Givat-Shaul

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