Protobrama is an extinct genus of teleost fish from the Cretaceous period of Lebanon.
| Protobrama Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Tselfatiiformes |
| Family: | †Protobramidae |
| Genus: | †Protobrama Woodward, 1942 |
| Species: | †P. avus
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| †Protobrama avus Woodward, 1942
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Protobrama was a small fish, only 15 centimetres (6 in) long, and is thought to have hunted around coral reefs. It had a deep body, with long dorsal and anal fins, but had no pelvic fin. The position of the pectoral fins high on the body suggests that it was probably a fairly agile fish.[1]
References
edit- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 41. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
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