†Iquius nipponicus Jordan 1919 (carp-like fish)
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Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1919. Description of a new fossil fish from Japan. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 9(9):271-272
Belongs to Iquius according to D. S. Jordan 1919
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CAS 441, a partial skeleton (anterior skeleton). Its type locality is Hachiman, Iki Island, which is in a Miocene lacustrine diatomite in the Chojabaru Formation of Japan.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Hachiman, Iki Island
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