†Scomberesox acutillus Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Belonidae
Alternative combination: Scomberessus acutillus
Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60
Belongs to Scomberesox according to D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1919
See also Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Scomberesox edwardsi, Scomberesox licatae
Type specimen: Its type locality is El Modena, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at El Modena
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