| Eozanclus Temporal range: Lutetian[1] |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zanclidae |
| Genus: | Eozanclus |
| Species: | E. brevirhostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Eozanclus brevirhostris |
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Eozanclus brevirhostris is an extinct relative of the Moorish Idol that lived from the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca.[1] It differs from its living relative by having a much shorter snout.