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Archaephippus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Ephippidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Acanthonemus, Eoplatax, Ceratoichthys, Eozanclus, Sparnodus

Archaephippus is an extinct genus of prehistoric spadefish that lived from the early to middle Eocene. Several exquisitely preserved fossils have been found from the Monte Bolca lagerstatten.

References

Archaephippus Wikipedia