Deltaichthys Fielitz and Bardack 1992 (bonefish)

Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Full reference: C. Fielitz and D. Bardack. 1992. Deltaichthys albuloides, a new and unusually preserved albulid (Teleostei) probably from the Cretaceous of Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(12):133-141

Parent taxon: Albulidae according to C. Fielitz and D. Bardack 1992

Sister taxa: Albulidarum, Albulinae, Ancylostylos, Anogmius, Coriops, Cretalbula, Farinichthys, Greenwoodella, Italoalbula, Lebonichthys, Metalbula, Prochanos, Pterothrissinae, Pterothrissus, Syntegmodus, Pollerspoeckia, Pteralbula

Subtaxa: Deltaichthys albuloides

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Type: Deltaichthys albuloides

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Deltaichthys albuloides holotype locality (Cretaceous of Texas)

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