Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann 1896 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Osmeriformes - Osmeridae

Parent taxon: Osmeridae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Uyeno and Sakamoto 1999

Sister taxon: Hypomesus

Subtaxa: Spirinchus akagii Spirinchus starksi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Miyanoshita (Miocene of Japan)

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