†Diplomystus altisomus Yabumoto 1994 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes
Full reference: Y. Yabumoto. 1994. Early Cretaceous freshwater fish fauna in Kyushu, Japan. Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 13:107-254
Belongs to Diplomystus according to Y. Yabumoto 1994
Sister taxa: Diplomystus altus, Diplomystus birdi, Diplomystus coverhamensis, Diplomystus dartevellei, Diplomystus dentatus, Diplomystus dubertreti, Diplomystus kokuraensis, Diplomystus primotinus, Diplomystus vectensis
Type specimen: KMNH VP 100,217, a partial skeleton (posterior of caudal fin missing)
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fourth formation (W4, KD-34) (Cretaceous of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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