Eocottus Woodward 1901 (perch-like fish)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Eocottidae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV 1-636

Parent taxon: Eocottidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Bannikov 2014 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bassanichthyinae, Bassanichthys

Subtaxa: Eocottus veronensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)

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