Dentex microdon Agassiz 1839 (perch-like fish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (10me, 12me livraison) 1-16*

Belongs to Dentex according to A. F. Bannikov 2014

See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1839 and Carnevale et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Dentex (Cheimerius), Dentex (Polysteganus), Dentex balonggensis, Dentex barbarus, Dentex breviceps, Dentex crassispinus, Dentex elegans, Dentex faujasii, Dentex gregarius, Dentex leptacanthus, Dentex nobilis, Dentex pentagonalis, Dentex pulcher, Dentex subnobilis, Dentex tardinensis, Dentex ventralis, Otolithus (Dentex) dubius

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

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

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