†Achirus mediterraneus Arambourg 1927 (flatfish)
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Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Achiridae
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1927. Les Poissons fossiles d'Oran. Materiaux Pour la Carte Geologique de l'Algerie, 1re Serie, Paleontologie 6:1-298
Belongs to Achirus according to C. Arambourg 1927
Sister taxa: Achirus achirus, Achirus australis, Achirus chungkuz
Type specimen: Its type locality is Raz-el-Ain, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Raz-el-Ain Formation of Algeria
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Raz-el-Ain
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