†Bathygadus mandorovensis Schwarzhans 2013 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2013. Otoliths from the Miocene of West Africa, primarily from the Mandorové Formation of Gabon. Palaeo Ichthyologica 13:151-184
Belongs to Bathygadus according to W. Schwarzhans 2013
Sister taxa: Bathygadus novus, Bathygadus waiohaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Port Gentil 1, which is in a Serravallian/Tortonian marine claystone in the Mandorové Formation of Gabon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Port Gentil 1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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