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†Leptolepis sprattiformis Blainville 1818 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Alternative combination: Clupea sprattiformis

Belongs to Leptolepis according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1833 and Agassiz 1839

Sister taxa: Leptolepis africana, Leptolepis autissiodorensis, Leptolepis bahiaensis, Leptolepis brodiei, Leptolepis caudalis, Leptolepis concentricus, Leptolepis contractus, Leptolepis coryphaenoides, Leptolepis crassus, Leptolepis disjectus, Leptolepis dubius, Leptolepis gregarius, Leptolepis jaegeri, Leptolepis koonwarri, Leptolepis longus, Leptolepis lowei, Leptolepis macrolepidotus, Leptolepis macrophthalmus, Leptolepis neocomiensis, Leptolepis neumayri, Leptolepis nevadensis, Leptolepis normandica, Leptolepis polyspondylus, Leptolepis saltviciensis, Leptolepis talbragarensis, Leptolepis tenellus, Leptolepis voithii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leptolepis sprattiformis in the database

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