Forfex Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Forficidae

Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60

Parent taxon: Forficidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also Jordan and Gilbert 1919

Sister taxa: Rhomurus, Zelotichthys

Subtaxa: Forfex hypuralis

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Pine Canyon (Miocene of California)

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