Alepisaurus paronai is an extinct species of lancetfish known from a fossil skull found in Middle Miocene-aged strata in Piedmont, Italy. The skull is very similar in anatomy and dimensions to that of the extant long-snouted lancetfish.[1] The specific name honors one Professor Carlo Fabrizio Parona, a friend and personal mentor of its describer, Geremia d'Erasmo.[1]
| Alepisaurus paronai Temporal range: Middle Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Alepisauridae |
| Genus: | Alepisaurus |
| Species: | †A. paronai
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| †Alepisaurus paronai | |
See also
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Other notable extinct Cenozoic aulopiforms include:
- Argillichthys, a synodontid lizardfish from the Ypresian London Clay
- Polymerichthys, a closely related alepisauroid from Middle Miocene Japan
References
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