Psettopsis
Extinct genus of fishes
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Psettopsis subarcuatus is an extinct prehistoric species of moonyfish that lived during the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca, Italy.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Monodactylidae |
| Genus: | †Psettopsis Blot, 1969 |
| Species: | †P. subarcuatus |
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| †Psettopsis subarcuatus Blot, 1969 | |
It had large, rounded dorsal and anal fins, and was a comparatively large fish, being about 45 centimeters long, much larger than its relative, Pasaichthys.[citation needed]
