Erisceles Jordan 1925 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Embiotocidae

Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1925. The fossil fishes of the Miocene of Southern California. Stanford University Publications. University Series 4(1):1-51

Parent taxon: Embiotocidae according to D. S. Jordan 1925

Sister taxa: Amphistichus, Cymatogaster, Damalichthys, Ditrema, Embiotoca, Eriquius, Hysterocarpus, Micrometrus, Neoditrema, Rhacochilus

Subtaxa: Erisceles pristinus

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Type: Erisceles pristinus

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry (Miocene of California)

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