Arius amekiensis Frost 1926 (Ariid catfish)

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae

Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1926. Teleost Otoliths. Eocene Fishes from Nigeria 83-86

Belongs to Arius according to G. A. Frost 1926

Sister taxa: Arius africanus, Arius angulatus, Arius crassus, Arius danicus, Arius germanicus, Arius hewardbelli, Arius kitsoni, Arius russi, Arius rutschi, Arius subtilis, Arius tenuis, Arius vangionis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ameki, SE of, which is in a Bartonian deep-water horizon in the Ameki Formation of Nigeria

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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