Davichthys dubius Davis 1887 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Elopiformes

Alternative combination: Osmeroides dubius

Full reference: J. D. Davis. 1887. The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series II 3:457-634

Belongs to Davichthys according to P. L. Forey 1973

See also Davis 1887

Sister taxa: Davichthys gardneri, Davichthys lacostei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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