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Genus: | Zeuchthiscus
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Species: | Z. australis
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Zeuchthiscus australis Wade, 1940[2]
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Zeuchthiscus is a genus of prehistoric ray finned fish that lived in Australia[3] during the Early Triassic Period.[1] It is believed to have been a nektonic omnivore.[4] Closely related fish had a wide distribution in the northern hemisphere.[5]