Macabi tojolabalensis L-Recinos et al. 2023 (bonefish)

Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Full reference: M. L-Recinos, K. M. Cantalice, C. Caballero-ViƱas and J. Alvarado-Ortega. 2023. A new Mesozoic teleost of the subfamily Albulinae (Albuliformes: Albulidae) highlights the proto-Gulf of Mexico in the early diversification of extant bonefishes. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 21(2223797)

Belongs to Macabi according to M. L-Recinos et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGM 13105, a skeleton. Its type locality is Tzimol quarry, Ochuxhob town, which is in a Campanian carbonate lime mudstone in the Angostura Formation of Mexico.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tzimol quarry, Ochuxhob town

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