Chrysophris miolankae Deraniyagala 1969 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae

Full reference: P. E. P. Deraniyagala. 1969. A Miocene vertebrate faunule from the Malu member of Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 31(II):1-17

Belongs to Chrysophris according to P. E. P. Deraniyagala 1969

Sister taxa: Chrysophris doederleini, Chrysophris hennii, Chrysophrys blanckenhorni, Chrysophrys brevis, Chrysophrys diatomaceus, Chrysophrys honi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Aruwakkalu Hill, which is in a Langhian marine sandstone in the Jaffna Limestone Formation of Sri Lanka

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chrysophris miolankae in the database

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