†Sciaena simplex Frost 1926 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1926. Teleost Otoliths. Eocene Fishes from Nigeria 83-86
Belongs to Sciaena according to G. A. Frost 1926
Sister taxa: Sciaena amplus, Sciaena bathytatos, Sciaena holsatica, Sciaena impropria, Sciaena irregularis, Sciaena kirchbergensis, Sciaena knyrkoi, Sciaena meridionalis, Sciaena obtusus, Sciaena pecchioli, Sciaena pimenovae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ameki, SE of, which is in a Bartonian deep-water horizon in the Ameki Formation of Nigeria
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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