Chilara taylori Girard 1858 (spotted cusk eel)
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Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Alternative combinations: Ophidion taylori, Otophidium taylori
Belongs to Chilara according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Fitch 1968 and Fitch 1970
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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