Holocentrus Gronovius 1763 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae

Alternative spelling: Holocentrum

Parent taxon: Holocentridae according to W. Schwarzhans 2007

See also Agassiz 1835, de Beaufort 1926, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Sepkoski 2002 and Stringer 1998

Sister taxa: Berybolcensis, Caproberyginae, Eoholocentrum, Holocentridarum, Holocentrinae, Holocentronotus, Microcentrum, Myripristinae, Myripristis, Naupygus, Paraberyx, Pelotius, Plectroplites, Tenuicentrum

Subtaxa: Holocentrum pygaeum Holocentrum pygmaeum Holocentrus sheppeyensis Holocentrus weileri

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Turks and Caicos Islands (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Italy (1), Slovakia (1)

• Eocene of Germany (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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