Challaia Rusconi 1946 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepidae

Parent taxon: Acrolepidae according to A. López-Arbarello et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Acropholis, Challaia cacheutensis, Challaia multidentata, Challaia striata, Gondwanichthys, Kasanilepis, Mesonichthys, Namaichthys, Palaeostrugia, Plegmolepis, Progyrolepis, Reticulolepis, Tholonotus, Watsonichthys

Subtaxa: Challaia magna

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Type: Challaia magna

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at north of Cerro Bayo (Triassic of Argentina)

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