Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Full reference: T. Argyriou, A. Alexopoulos, J. D. Carrillo-Briceño and L. Cavin. 2022. A fossil assemblage from the mid-late Maastrichtian of Gavdos Island, Greece, provides insights into the pre-extinction pelagic ichthyofaunas of the Tethys. PLoS One 17(e0265780)

Parent taxon: Enchodontidae according to T. Argyriou et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Dagon, Enchodus, Eurypholinae, Leptecodon, Palaeolycus, Pantopholis, Parenchodus, Rharbichthys, Unicachichthys

Subtaxa: Calypsoichthys pavlakiensis

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Type: Calypsoichthys pavlakiensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry near Vatsiana, Gavdos Island (Cretaceous of Greece)

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