Davichthys gardneri Forey 1973 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Elopiformes

Full reference: P. L. Forey. 1973. A revision of the elopiform fishes, fossil and recent. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology Supplement 10:1-222

Belongs to Davichthys according to P. L. Forey 1973

Sister taxa: Davichthys dubius, Davichthys lacostei

Type specimen: BMNH 49520, a skeleton. Its type locality is Hakel (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hakel (BMNH collection)

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