Megalops lissa Stinton 1957 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Megalopidae

Full reference: F. C. Stinton. 1957. Fish otoliths from the Tertiary strata of Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 70:81-93

Belongs to Megalops according to F. C. Stinton 1957

Sister taxa: Megalops atlanticus, Megalops oblongus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Balcombe Bay, Langhian, which is in a Langhian marine marl in Australia

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Australia (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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