Plotosus Bloch 1794 (Ariid catfish)
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Osteichthyes - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Parent taxon: Ariidae according to D. Nolf and O. Aguilera 1998
See also Stringer 1998
Sister taxa: Ariidarum, Ariopsis, Arius, Bagre, Cantarius, Cathorops, Galeichthys, Qarmoutus, Tachysurus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
• Eocene of United States (2: Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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