Chelidonichthys Kaup 1873 (sea robin)

Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae

Alternative spelling: Trigla (Chelidonichthys)

Parent taxon: Triglidae according to A. Girone et al. 2006

See also Arambourg 1927

Sister taxa: Acanthatrigla, Aspitrigla, Lepidotrigla, Peristedion, Prionotus, Pterygotrigla, Trigla, Triglidarum, Trigloides

Subtaxa: Chelidonichthys lucerna Trigla (Chelidonichthys) macroptera

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections)

• Miocene of Algeria (1), France (1)

• Oligocene of France (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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