A new protacanthopterygian fish from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of the Pelotas Basin, southern Brazil

► Parawenzichthys minor is a very small fish reaching about 30 mm estimated body length. ► It shares with Wenzichthys congolensis toothless jaws, parasphenoid, and vomer, and compound centrum. ► It was tentatively assigned to Argentinoidei (Protacanthopterygii), due to the absence of stegural.