Callipteryx Agassiz 1835 (perch-like fish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Callipterygidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52

Parent taxon: Callipterygidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Agassiz 1835, Bannikov 2014 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Callipteryx recticaudus Callipteryx speciosus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)

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