How did the body shape of pycnodont fishes affect their swimming?

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holostean Living and fossil forms of Holostei.

The pycnodont fishes were characterized by deep, nearly disk-shaped bodies. This specific body form, combined with their elongated anal and dorsal fins, suggests that these fishes were slow swimmers but possessed high maneuverability in the water.12