†Dentex (Polysteganus) perneri Sulc 1932 (perch-like fish)
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Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae
Alternative combination: Cantharus perneri
Full reference: J. Sulc. 1932. Otolity Paleogénu okolà biarritz. Rozpravy Statniho Geologickeho Ustavu Ceskoslovenske Republiky 7:1-94
Belongs to Dentex (Polysteganus) according to E. Steurbaut 1984
See also Sulc 1932
Sister taxa: Dentex (Polysteganus) gregarius, Dentex (Polysteganus) macropthalmus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Biarritz (Eocene of France)
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