Malacocottus Bean 1890 (perch-like fish)
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Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Psychrolutidae
Parent taxon: Psychrolutidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cottunculus, Neophrynichthys
Subtaxa: Malacocottus zonurus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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