Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1928. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand, and from Balcombe Bay, Victoria. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59:91-97
Belongs to Cottus according to G. A. Frost 1928
Sister taxa: Cottus aries, Cottus brevis, Cottus cryptotremus, Cottus divaricatus, Cottus hypoceras, Cottus papyraceus, Cottus pontifex
Type specimen: Its type locality is Otekaike Limestone (Marwick collection) - Otiake, which is in an Oligocene open shallow subtidal limestone in the Otekaike Limestone Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Otekaike Limestone (Marwick collection) - Otiake
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