Simpsonigobius nerimanae Dirnberger et al. 2024 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Gobiiformes - Oxudercidae

Full reference: M. Dirnberger, E. Bauer, and B. Reichenbacher. 2024. A new freshwater gobioid from the Lower Miocene of Turkey in a significantly amended total evidence phylogenetic framework. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 22(1)

Belongs to Simpsonigobius according to M. Dirnberger et al. 2024

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BSPG 1980X1030a, b, a skeleton (part and counterpart of complete skeleton, with otolith in situ). Its type locality is Karalar Koyu, which is in a Miocene lacustrine - large lime mudstone in Türkiye.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Karalar Koyu

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