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Anaethalion has a strikingly spindle-shaped body and a large caudal fin that is deeply split with equally large lobes. The large dorsal fin is behind the middle of the body, the fish has a large anal fin. The pelvic fin is located slightly behind the middle of the body. It is a fast, small predator, which reaches body sizes up to about 20 cm. References: Francisco José Poyato-Ariza (1999) The elopiform fish Anaethalion angustus restored, with comments on individual variation. Mesozoic Fishes 2 - Systematics and Fossil Record. Publisher: Verlag Dr. F.Pfeil. Editors: Gloria Arratia, Hans-Peter Schultze
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A juvenile. Adults can get up to 20cm. References: Arratia, GF, "Anaethalion and similar teleosts (Actinopterygii, Pisces) from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) of southern Germany and their relationships", Palaeontographica Abteilung A Palaeozoologie-Stratigraphie, vol. 200, issue 1-3, pp. 1–44
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Anaethalion angustus MÜNSTER, 1832 Late Jurassic Tithonian Solnhofen Germany Length: 4cm-
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