Brychaetus
| Brychaetus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Osteoglossidae |
| Genus: | Brychaetus |
| Species: | B. muelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Brychaetus muelleri (Agassiz, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pomphractus | |
Brychaetus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish, known from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene. It contains a single species, Brychaetus muelleri Its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, and northern Africa. This freshwater fish had very long, blunt teeth.[1]
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