Ebenaqua

Ebenaqua ritchiei restoration

Ebenaqua ritchiei is an extinct species of bobasatraniiform that lived during the Lopingian of Australia. Ebenaqua resembled a Moorish idol. Its dorsal fin was high. It had the typical sharp snout. It did not exceed 15 cm in length.

Ebenaqua ritchiei was described in 1983 based on fossils found in Queensland. It is a member of the Bobasatraniiformes, along with Bobasatrania, Ecrinesomus, and Dorypterus.

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
2. Campbell, K. S. W.; Le Duy Phuoc (1983). "A Late Permian actinopterygian fish from Australia". Palaeontology. 26 (1): 33–70.

Ebenaqua ritchiei fossil

Other websites

• Ebenaqua on Fossilworks