†Farinichthys gigas 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
Belongs to Farinichthys according to V. Gallo and F. De Figueiredo 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MN 4571-V. Its type locality is Poty Quarry locality, near Recife, which is in a Paleocene carbonate marl in Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Poty Quarry locality, near Recife
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