†Loancorhynchus Otero 2019 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Blochiidae
Full reference: R. A. Otero. 2019. Loancorhynchus catrillancai gen. et sp. nov., a new swordfish (Xiphioidei, Blochiidae) from the Middle Eocene of central Chile. PeerJ 7(e6671)
Parent taxon: Blochiidae according to R. A. Otero 2019
Sister taxa: Acestrus, Blochius, Congorhynchus
Subtaxa: Loancorhynchus catrillancai
Type: Loancorhynchus catrillancai
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Loanco (Eocene of Chile)
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