†Istieus macrocephalus Agassiz 1842 (bonefish)
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Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1842. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V (14me livraison)
Belongs to Istieus according to P. L. Forey 1973
See also Agassiz 1842, Agassiz 1843, von der Marck 1858, von der Marck 1863, von der Marck 1885 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Istieus gracilis, Istieus grandis, Istieus lebanonensis
Type specimen: BMNH P3892, a skeleton
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Area around Sendenhorst (Cretaceous of Germany)
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