†Arius russi White 1926 (Ariid catfish)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Full reference: E. I. White. 1926. Eocene fishes from Nigeria. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 10:1-87
Belongs to Arius according to E. I. White 1926
Sister taxa: Arius africanus, Arius amekiensis, Arius angulatus, Arius crassus, Arius danicus, Arius germanicus, Arius hewardbelli, Arius kitsoni, Arius rutschi, Arius subtilis, Arius tenuis, Arius vangionis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oshosun, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Nigeria
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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