Saurida rectua Frost 1933 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Synodontidae

Alternative combinations: Elops rectus, Synodus rectus

Belongs to Saurida according to W. Schwarzhans 2007

See also Stinton and Nolf 1970

Sister taxa: Saurida brasiliensis, Saurida caribbaea, Saurida germanica, Saurida macilenta, Saurida rectilineata, Saurida tenera, Saurida trompensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Balegem (Eocene of Belgium)

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