Ichthyodectes elegans Newton 1877 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Belongs to Ichthyodectes according to A. S. Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Ichthyodectes acanthicus, Ichthyodectes anaides, Ichthyodectes arcuatus, Ichthyodectes cruentus, Ichthyodectes ctenodon, Ichthyodectes goodeanus, Ichthyodectes hamatus, Ichthyodectes libanicus, Ichthyodectes minor, Ichthyodectes multidentatus, Ichthyodectes parvus, Ichthyodectes perniciosus, Ichthyodectes prognathus, Ichthyodectes tenuidens

Type specimen: BMNH 41687 (imperfect dentary)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ichthyodectes elegans in the database

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