Arius danicus Koken 1891 (Ariid catfish)

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae

Alternative combination: Otolithus (Arius) danicus

Synonym: Arius rotundus Roedel 1930

Belongs to Arius according to W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011

See also Cvancara and Hoganson 1993, Schwarzhans 2004 and Schwarzhans and Miàn 2017

Sister taxa: Arius africanus, Arius amekiensis, Arius angulatus, Arius crassus, Arius germanicus, Arius hewardbelli, Arius kitsoni, Arius russi, Arius rutschi, Arius subtilis, Arius tenuis, Arius vangionis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Denmark (4), Greenland (1), Ukraine (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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