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Psettopsis
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Psettopsis subarcuatus is an extinct, prehistoric moonyfish that lived during the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca, Italy.[1]
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Genus: | Psettopsis |
Species: | P. subarcuatus |
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Psettopsis subarcuatus Blot 1969 | |
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It had large, rounded dorsal and anal fins, and was a comparatively large fish, being about 45 centimeters long, much larger than its relative, Pasaichthys.