†Qarmoutus El-Sayed et al. 2017 (Ariid catfish)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Full reference: S. E. El-Sayed, M. A. Kora, H. M. Sallam, K. M. Claeson, E. R. Seiffert and M. S. Antar. 2017. A new genus and species of marine catfishes (Siluriformes; Ariidae) from the upper Eocene Birket Qarun Formation, Wadi El-Hitan, Egypt. PLoS ONE 12(e0172409):1-42
Parent taxon: Ariidae according to S. E. El-Sayed et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Ariidarum, Ariopsis, Arius, Bagre, Cantarius, Cathorops, Galeichthys, Plotosus, Tachysurus, Vorhisia
Subtaxa: Qarmoutus hitanensis
Type: Qarmoutus hitanensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wadi Hitan Catfish Site (Eocene of Egypt)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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