Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes
Full reference: J.-P. Lehman, C. Chateau, M. Laurain and M. Nauche. 1959. Paléontologie de Madagascar XXVIII. - Les poissons de la Sakamena moyenne. Annales de Paléontologie 45:175-219
Parent taxon: Palaeonisciformes according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agecephalichthys, Amblypterina, Arratiaichthys, Atherstoniidae, Blanzychthys, Boreolepidae, Borichthys, Brachypareion, Brazilichthyidae, Browneichthys, Burbonella, Caelatichthys, Canobiidae, Coccolepidae, Cornuboniscus, Cosmolepis, Cosmoptychiidae, Daedalichthys, Daqingshaniscus, Decazella, Dialipina, Dorsolepis, Dorypteroidei, Drydenius, Dwykiidae, Fukangichthys, Gardinerichthys, Gyrolepidoides, Holuridae, Huanghelepis, Igornella, Igornichthyidae, Illiniichthys, Kentuckia, Korutichthys, Letovichthys, Luederia, Mansfieldiscus, Neuburgella, Orvikuina, Osorioichthys, Palaeoniscoidei, Palaeothrissum, Paradrydenius, Paragonatodus, Phanerorhynchidae, Platysomoidei, Plesiococcolepis, Protamblyptera, Psilichthys, Redfieldioidei, Rhabdolepis, Scanilepididae, Sceletophoridae, Songanella, Tanaocrossus, Tienshaniscus, Trissolepididae, Urosthenes, Westollia, Zaxilepis, Zhongweilepis
Subtaxa: Sakamenichthys germaini
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beroroha and Mandronarivo area (Triassic of Madagascar)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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