†Fisherichthys Weems 1999 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Full reference: R. E. Weems. 1999. Part 4. Actinopterygian Fishes from the Fisher/Sullivan Site. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Publication 152 53-100
Parent taxon: Sciaenidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Weems 1999
Sister taxa: Argyrosomus, Caucasisciaena, Ekokenia, Pogonias, Sciaena, Sciaenops, Stelliferinae
Subtaxa: Fisherichthys folmeri
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, Virginia collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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