†Farinichthys Gallo and De Figueiredo 2003 (bonefish)
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Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Full reference: V. Gallo and F. De Figueiredo. 2003. Farinichthys gigas, a new Albulid fish (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) from the Paleocene of the Pernambuco-Paraiba Basin, northeastern Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(4):747-758
Parent taxon: Albulidae according to V. Gallo and F. De Figueiredo 2003
Sister taxa: Albula, Albulidarum, Anclyostylos, Anogmius, Apsopelix, Coriops, Cretalbula, Deltaichthys, Istieus, Lebonichthys, Metalbula, Prochanos, Syntegmodus
Subtaxa: Farinichthys gigas
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Poty Quarry locality, near Recife (Paleocene of Brazil)
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