Eonaso deani Hussakof 1907 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae

Alternative combination: Zebrasoma deani

Full reference: L. Hussakof. 1907. Zebrasoma deani, a fossil surgeon-fish from the West Indies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 23(3):125-126

Belongs to Eonaso according to J. Blot 1984

See also Hussakof 1907, Randall 1955 and Tyler and Sorbini 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Oliver Nugent quarry, which is in an Oligocene marine limestone in Antigua and Barbuda

Ecology: fast-moving aquatic grazer

Distribution: found only at Oliver Nugent quarry

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