Arambourgthurus Tyler 2000 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae

Full reference: J. C. Tyler. 2000. Arambourgthurus, a new genus of hypurostegic surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) from the Oligocene of Iran, with a phylogeny of the Nasinae. Geodiversitas 22(4):525-537

Parent taxon: Nasinae according to J. C. Tyler 2000

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Arambourgthurus scombrurus

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Ecology: fast-moving aquatic grazer

Distribution: found only at Istehbanat (Oligocene of Iran)

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