†Azemiolestes Prokofiev 2001 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Stomiidae
Full reference: A. M. Prokofiev. 2001. Azemiolestes gen. novum--A new genus of Stomiiformes (Neoteleostei) from the Middle Eocene of Georgia. Journal of Ichthyology 41(6):471-473
Parent taxon: Stomiidae according to A M. Prokofiev 2001
Sister taxa: Abruzzoichthys, Borostomias, Chauliodus, Gonostomatinae, Mrazecia, Stomias
Subtaxa: Azemiolestes praevius
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dabakhana Gorge, Tbilisi (Eocene of Georgia)
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