†Eclipes santamonicae David 1943 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Brotulidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Belongs to Eclipes according to L. R. David 1943
See also David 1956 and Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Eclipes extensus, Eclipes manni, Eclipes veternus
Type specimen: CIT 10223, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel, south entrance, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Modelo Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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