Pshekharus yesinorum Bannikov and Kotylar 2015 (perch-like fish)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae

Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and A. N. Kotylar. 2015. A new genus and species of Early Sarmatian Porgies (Perciformes, Sparidae) from the Krasnodar Region. Paleontological Journal 49(6):627-635

Belongs to Pshekharus according to A. F. Bannikov and A. N. Kotylar 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 5073/133. Its type locality is Tsurevsky, which is in a Sarmatian marine claystone in the Tsurevsky Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tsurevsky

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