†Lophius brachysomus Agassiz 1835 (anglerfish)
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Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52
Belongs to Lophius according to L. Agassiz 1843
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Carnevale and Pietsch 2012 and Schultz 2006
Sister taxa: Lophius alveolus, Lophius americanus, Lophius budegassa, Lophius dolloi, Lophius onokensis, Lophius orpiensis, Lophius piscatorius
Type specimen: MNHN Bol 42/43, a skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)
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