†Tarsichthys Troschel 1854 (carp-like fish)

Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Alternative spelling: Leuciscus (Tarsichthys)

Full reference: F. G. Troschel. 1854. Ueber die fossilen Fische aus der Braunkohle des Siebengebirges. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereines der preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens 11:1-28

Parent taxon: Tincinae according to M. Böhme 2008

See also Gaudant 1988, Gaudant et al. 2018 and Troschel 1854

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Tarsichthys macrurus

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Germany (2)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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