†Lepidocottus aries Agassiz 1839 (sleeper goby)
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Osteichthyes - Gobiiformes - Butidae
Alternative combinations: Cottus aries, Gobius aries
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (10me, 12me livraison) 1-16*
Belongs to Lepidocottus according to C. Gierl et al. 2013
See also Agassiz 1839 and Agassiz 1839
Sister taxa: Lepidocottus gracilis, Lepidocottus martinii, Lepidocottus papyraceus, Lepidocottus schadi, Lepidocottus sectus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (unspecified collection) (Oligocene of France)
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