Heterotis Rüppell 1828 (African arowana)
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Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae
Parent taxon: Osteoglossidae according to P. C. Sereno et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Dapedoglossus, Heterodontinae, Heterotidinae, Osteoglossidarum, Osteoglossinae, Scleropages
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Niger (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Kenya (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Kenya (1)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
• Oligocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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