Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2019. Reconstruction of the fossil marine bony fish fauna (Teleostei) from the Eocene to Pleistocene of New Zealand by means of otoliths. With studies of Recent congroid, morid and trachinoid otoliths. Memorie Della Societa Italianà di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 46:1-326
Belongs to Rhynchoconger according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Robinson et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Rhynchoconger aftonensis, Rhynchoconger casieri, Rhynchoconger chiloensis, Rhynchoconger donzacquensis, Rhynchoconger ectenurus, Rhynchoconger ellipticus, Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Rhynchoconger flavus, Rhynchoconger otapiriensis, Rhynchoconger pantanelli, Rhynchoconger pantanellii, Rhynchoconger placidus, Rhynchoconger regularis, Rhynchoconger sanctus, Rhynchoconger subtilis, Rhynchoconger transversus, Rhynchoconger weileri, Hildebrandia gracilior, Hildebrandia pantanellii, Hildebrandia flava
Type specimen: Its type locality is Otaio River Gorge, which is in a Waipawan/Mangaorapan marine sandstone in the Otaio Gorge Sandstone Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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