†Rixator Jordan and Gilbert 1920 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Alternative spelling: Sebastodes (Rixator)
Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1920. Fossil Fishes of Diatom Beds of Lompoc, California. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications University Series
Parent taxon: Scorpaenidae according to D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1920
See also David 1943 and Jordan 1925
Sister taxa: Pontinus, Rhomarchus, Scorpaena, Scorpaenidarum, Scorpaeninae, Scorpaenoides, Sebastes, Sebastichthys, Sebastolobus, Setarchinae
Subtaxa: Sebastodes (Rixator) porteousi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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