Plotosus Bloch 1794 (Ariid catfish)

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae

Parent taxon: Ariidae according to D. Nolf and O. Aguilera 1998

See also Stringer 1998

Sister taxa: Ariidarum, Ariopsis, Arius, Bagre, Cantarius, Cathorops, Galeichthys, Qarmoutus, Tachysurus, Vorhisia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Miocene of Venezuela (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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