Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz 1841 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Belongs to Rhacolepis according to A. S. Woodward 1901

See also Maisey and Carvalho 1995

Sister taxa: Rhacolepis latus, Rhacolepis olfersii

Type specimen: BMNH P4314a, a partial skeleton

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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