Euleiognathus Yabumoto and Uyeno 2011 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Leiognathidae

Full reference: Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno. 2011. Euleiognathus, a new genus proposed for the Miocene ponyfish, Leiognathus tottori Yabumoto and Uyeno 1994 (Perciformes: Leiognathidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research 58:19-32

Parent taxon: Leiognathidae according to Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno 2011

Sister taxa: Eoleiognathus, Gazza, Leiognathus, Secutor

Subtaxa: Euleiognathus tottori

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Miyanoshita (Miocene of Japan)

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