†Dentex ovatus Frost 1934 (perch-like fish)
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Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae
Belongs to Dentex according to D. Nolf 1972
Sister taxa: Dentex (Cheimerius), Dentex (Polysteganus), Dentex balonggensis, Dentex barbarus, Dentex breviceps, Dentex crassispinus, Dentex elegans, Dentex faujasii, Dentex fossilis, Dentex gregarius, Dentex leptacanthus, Dentex microdon, Dentex nobilis, Dentex pentagonalis, Dentex pulcher, Dentex subnobilis, Dentex tardinensis, Dentex ventralis, Otolithus (Dentex) dubius
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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