Dermatopsis Ogilby 1896 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae

Parent taxon: Dinematichthyidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aotearichthys, Dipulus, Ogilbia, Otarionichthys

Subtaxa: Dermatopsis chalossiana Dermatopsis joergennielseni

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite

Distribution:

• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)

• Oligocene of France (1)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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