Holosteus esocinus Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52
Belongs to Holosteus according to G. Marramà and G. Carnevale 2017
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014 and Eastman 1904
Sister taxa: Holosteus fieniensis, Holosteus mariae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)
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