Named By: | unavailable |
Time Period: | Late Cretaceous |
Location: | Lebanon |
Size: | About 15 centimetres long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Several specimens |
Classification: | | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Elopomorpha | Crossognathiformes | Tseltafiidae | |
Protobrama is an extinct genus of teleost fish from the Cretaceous period of Lebanon.
Protobrama was a small fish, only 15 centimetres (6 in) long, and is thought to have hunted around coral reefs. It had a deep body, with long dorsal and anal fins, but had no pelvic fin. The position of the pectoral fins high on the body suggests that it was probably a fairly agile fish.