Eochanna chorlakkiensis is an extinct prehistoric snakehead. The fish lived in the Lutetian age of the Middle Eocene (41-48 million years ago)[1] in the area of what is now the Kuldana Formation near Chorlakki, Pakistan.[2]
| Eochanna chorlakkiensis Temporal range: Middle Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | †Eochanna Roe, 1991 |
| Species: | †E. chorlakkiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eochanna chorlakkiensis Roe, 1991
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References
edit- ^ "Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ Roe, L. J. (1991): Phylogenetic and Ecological Significance of Channidae (Osteichthyes Teleostei) from the Early Eocene Kuldana Formation of Kohat, Pakistan. Contributions From The Museum Of Paleontology, The University Of Michigan, VOL. 28, NO. 5, PP. 93-10
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