Rixator Jordan and Gilbert 1920 (perch-like fish)

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

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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