Vegrandichthys Díaz-Cruz et al. 2020 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Full reference: J. A. Díaz-Cruz, J. Alvarado-Ortega, and S. Giles. 2020. A long snout enchodontid fish (Aulopiformes: Enchodontidae) from the Early Cretaceous deposits at the El Chango quarry, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico: a multi-approach study. Palaeontologia Electronica 23(2:a30):1-27

Parent taxon: Eurypholinae according to J. A. Díaz-Cruz et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Vegrandichthys coitecus

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Type: Vegrandichthys coitecus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

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

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