Parelops Bayer 1902 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Synonym: Prazakia Frič 1896 [replaced name]

Full reference: F. Bayer. 1902. Taxonomic names, in Nové ryby českého útvaru křídového. Palaeontographica Bohemiae 7:1-18

Parent taxon: Elopidae according to F. Bayer 1905

See also Bayer 1902

Sister taxa: Anaethalion, Ctenodentelops, Ectasis, Elops, Elopsomolos, Esocelops, Hemielopopsis, Ichthyemidion, Lastroichthys, Notelops, Palelops, Paraelops, Paratarpon, Protelops, Rhacolepis, Thrissopteroides

Subtaxa: Parelops prazakii

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vehlovice (Cretaceous of Czechia)

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