Hastichthys regio Blanco and Alvarado-Ortega 2006

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchodercetis regio

Full reference: A. Blanco and J. Alvarado-Ortega. 2006. Rhynchodercetis regio sp. nov., a dercetid fish (Teleostei: Aulopiformes) from Vallecillo, Nuevo León state, northeastern Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3):552-558

Belongs to Hastichthys according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and J. A. Díaz-Cruz 2021

See also Blanco and Alvarado-Ortega 2006

Sister taxa: Hastichthys gracilis, Hastichthys totonacus

Type specimen: FCT 005

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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