Paranaichthys longianalis Dias 2012 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Full reference: E. V. Dias. 2012. A new deep-bodied fossil fish (Actinopterygii) from the Rio do Rasto Formation, Parana Basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 3192:1-23

Belongs to Paranaichthys according to E. V. Dias 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCP–3371–PV, a skeleton. Its type locality is Santo Antonio da Platina, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian lacustrine siltstone in the Rio do Rastro Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: nektonic durophage

Distribution: found only at Santo Antonio da Platina

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