Gornylistes Bannikov and Tyler 2008 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae

Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler. 2008. A new genus and species of triggerfish from the Middle Eocene of the Northern Caucasus, the earliest member of the Balistidae (Tetraodontiformes). Paleontological Journal 42(6):615-620

Parent taxon: Balistidae according to A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler 2008

Sister taxa: Balistes, Balistomorphus, Grypodon, Oligobalistes

Subtaxa: Gornylistes prodigiosus

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Type: Gornylistes prodigiosus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pshekha River, Gorny Luch, Eocene (Eocene of Russian Federation)

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