Diaphantes Explained

Diaphantes is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichodontidae, the sandfishes. Its only species, D. tilesii, was found in the Middle Miocene-aged Agnevskaya Formation of Sakhalin in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Nazarkin . Mikhail . Voskoboinikova . Olga . & . 2000 . New fossil genus and species of Trichodontidae and the position of this family in the order Perciformes . Journal of Ichthyology . 40 . 9 . 687–703 .
  2. Web site: PBDB Collection . 2024-08-18 . paleobiodb.org.