†Pagrus mauritanicus Arambourg 1927 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1927. Les Poissons fossiles d'Oran. Materiaux Pour la Carte Geologique de l'Algerie, 1re Serie, Paleontologie 6:1-298
Belongs to Pagrus according to D. S. Vicens and A. RodrÃguez-Perea 2003
See also Arambourg 1927
Sister taxa: Pagrus auratus, Pagrus bognoriensis, Pagrus hyneus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Raz-el-Ain, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Raz-el-Ain Formation of Algeria
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (2 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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