Tachysurus Lacepede 1804 (Ariid catfish)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Parent taxon: Ariidae according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxa: Ariidarum, Ariopsis, Arius, Bagre, Cantarius, Cathorops, Galeichthys, Plotosus, Qarmoutus, Vorhisia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Angola (1 collection), New Zealand (1), South Africa (3)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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