Choichix Cantalice et al. 2021 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthopterygii

Full reference: K. M. Cantalice, B. A. Than-Marchese, and E. Villalobos-Segura. 2021. A new Cenomanian acanthomorph fish from the El Chango quarry (Chiapas, south-eastern Mexico) and its implications for the early diversification and evolutionary trends of acanthopterygians. Papers in Palaeontology 7:1699-1726

Parent taxon: Acanthopterygii according to K. M. Cantalice et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Aulostomi, Berycida, Caprosimilis, Cataphracti, Cetomimiformes, Euacanthopterygii, Gigapteryx, Holconoti, Hypostomides, Labyrinthici, Pepemkay, Percomorpha, Thoracostei, Xenoberyces, Zeoidei

Subtaxa: Choichix alvaradoi

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Type: Choichix alvaradoi

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at El Chango Quarry (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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