Avitoluvarus dianae Bannikov and Tyler 1995 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Labriformes - Haemulidae
Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler. 1995. Phylogenetic revision fo the fish families Luvaridae and Kushlukidae (Acanthuroidei), with a new genus and two new species of Eocene luvarids. 81:1-45
Belongs to Avitoluvarus according to A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler 1995
Sister taxon: Avitoluvarus mariannae
Type specimen: PIN 2179/62, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Uilya-Kushlyuk, which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the Danata Formation of Turkmenistan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Uilya-Kushlyuk
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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