†Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko 1968 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Siganidae
Alternative spelling: Siganopigaeus
Parent taxon: Siganidae according to J. C. Tyler and A. F. Bannikov 1997
See also Danil'chenko 1980 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthopygaeus, Aspesiganus, Eosiganus, Protosiganus, Ruffoichthys, Siganus
Subtaxa: Siganopigaeus rarus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Uilya-Kushlyuk (Eocene of Turkmenistan)
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