†Sparus caraibaeus Casier 1958 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Spariformes - Sparidae
Full reference: E. Casier. 1958. Contribution à l'étude des Poissons fossiles des Antiles. Mémoires Suisses de Paléontologie 74:1-95
Belongs to Sparus according to E. Casier 1958
Sister taxa: Sparus aurata, Sparus brusinai, Sparus cinctus, Sparus compactus, Sparus elegantulus, Sparus neogenus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Spa Peak, which is in a Lutetian marine limestone in the Scotland Formation of Barbados
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Spa Peak
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