Carangopsis dorsalis Agassiz 1834 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1834. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V (3me livraison)

Belongs to Carangopsis according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Agassiz 1834, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1843 and Bannikov 2014

Sister taxa: Carangopsis analis, Carangopsis brevis, Carangopsis latior, Carangopsis maximus

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)

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