†Chrysichthys eaglesomei White 1926 (catfish)
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Osteichthyes - Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Full reference: E. I. White. 1926. Eocene fishes from Nigeria. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 10:1-87
Belongs to Chrysichthys according to E. I. White 1926
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ameki, SE of, which is in a Bartonian deep-water horizon in the Ameki Formation of Nigeria
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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