Askerichthys Borgen and Nakrem 2016 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae

Full reference: U. J. Borgen and H. A. Nakrem. 2016. Morphology, phylogeny and taxonomy of osteolepiform fish. Fossils and Strata 61:1-514

Parent taxon: Megalichthyidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016

Sister taxa: Askerichthyinae, Cladarosymblema, Coelosteus, Ectosteorhachinae, Ectosteorhachis, Megalichthyinae, Sterropterygion, Parabatrachus

Subtaxa: Askerichthys heintzi

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Askerichthys in the database

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