What is Palaeoatherina?
'''''Palaeoatherina''''' is an extinct genus of prehistoric [[bony fish]]. == Description == It may have resembled the [[brook silverside]]. It resembles an [[eel]] or a [[sardine]] in some [[Drawing|drawings]]. We don't know what it looks like. It was a slender [[Actinopterygii|ray-finned fish]]. It was long but shorter than an [[eel]]. == Classification == ''Palaeoatherina'' is a prehistoric [[atheriniform]] fish. It is not assigned to any [[Family (biology)|family]], and is only assigned to the order [[Atheriniformes]]. Some people think it is assigned to orders like [[Perciformes]], [[Labriformes]], [[Clupeiformes]], [[Esociformes]], or [[Osmeriformes]]. == Related pages == * [[Atheriniformes]], the order where ''Palaeoatherina'' is placed * [[Leedsichthys]] * [[Rhenanoperca]] [[Category:Extinct fish]] [[Category:Teleosts]]