Protosphyraena spectabilis Agassiz 1837 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Alternative combination: Ptychodus spectabilis

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72

Belongs to Protosphyraena according to A. Kanarkina et al. 2025

See also Agassiz 1837

Sister taxa: Protosphyraena bentoniana, Protosphyraena chirurgus, Protosphyraena dimidiata, Protosphyraena ferox, Protosphyraena gibberula, Protosphyraena hurleyi, Protosphyraena nitida, Protosphyraena obliquidens, Protosphyraena occidentalis, Protosphyraena perniciosa, Protosphyraena recurvirostris, Protosphyraena tenuirostris, Protosphyraena tenuis, Protosphyraena terminalis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protosphyraena spectabilis in the database

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