Ebenaqua
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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Ebenaqua |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/EbenaquaE. ritchei
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| Ebenaqua ritchei Campbell & Phuoc, 1983
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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
- 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.
- Campbell, K. S. W.; Le Duy Phuoc (1983). "A Late Permian actinopterygian fish from Australia". Palaeontology. 26 (1): 33–70.
