Scientific Name:
Balistes vegai (meaning "Vega's Crossbowman(?)")

Year Of Naming:
2019

Family:
Balistes, Balistidae, Tetraodontiformes, Actinopterygii, Teleostomi

Size:
1.8 - 2 meters (5.9 - 6.5 ft)

Discovery & Time Period:
Canímar Formation, Matanzas province, Cuba

Late Miocene (Tortonian?), 11.6 - 7.2 mya

Date Of Release:
March 9th, 2019