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†Siphateles Cope 1883 (carp-like fish)

Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

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

Sister taxa: Acrocheilus, Alisodon, Amblypharyngodon, Amyzon, Aspius, Barbinae, Barbus, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Cyprinion, Cyprinus, Danioninae, Ecocarpia, Esox destructus, Gila, Gobio, Gobioninae, Hexapsephus, Idadon, Iquius, Labeoninae, Lavinia, Leuciscinae, Leuciscus, Mylocyprinus, Nemachilus, Opsariichthyinae, Orthodon, Palaeoleuciscus, Palaeotinca, Phoxininae, Planktophaga, Protothymallus, Ptychocheilus, Puntius, Rhodeus, Rutilus, Scardinius, Squaliobarbinae, Thynichthys, Tinca, Xenocyprinae

Subtaxa: Siphateles bicolor Siphateles mohavensis

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Paisley Caves (Quaternary of Oregon )

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


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