Austelliscus ferox, the earliest polar actinopterygian

[Halichoeres]

A new fish from the Middle Devonian of Brazil, which was at the time located much closer to the south pole. Meet Austelliscus ferox ("fierce fish of the south"), recovered as the sister taxon to Tegeolepis.

Some artwork by Julio Lacerda:


Figueroa et al., open access in Proceedings B: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0766

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

That's beautiful artwork, though I suppose i should expect no less from him. I like that name too

[Shonisaurus]

Nice illustration and interesting prehistoric fish, by the way how much does austelliscus average?

[Halichoeres]

Nice illustration and interesting prehistoric fish, by the way how much does austelliscus average?

There are no complete specimens, but it was probably 30-40 cm long.

I'm also seeing that it's no longer open access. But I can get pdfs for anyone who asks.