†Conger vetustus Frizzell and Lamber 1962 (conger eel)
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Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Full reference: D. L. Frizzell and C. K. Lamber. 1962. Distinctive "congrid type" fish otoliths from the lower Tertiary of the Gulf Coast (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 32(5):87-101
Belongs to Conger according to D. L. Frizzell and C. K. Lamber 1962
Sister taxa: Conger acutus, Conger davidsmithi, Conger dissimilis, Conger fornicatus, Conger glaber, Conger illaesus, Conger oceanicus, Conger tokoroa
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Riverside Park (Eocene of Mississippi)
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