†Pagellus concavus Frost 1926 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1926. Teleost Otoliths. Eocene Fishes from Nigeria 83-86
Belongs to Pagellus according to G. A. Frost 1926
Sister taxa: Pagellus acarne, Pagellus albuquerquae, Pagellus coupei, Pagellus gregarius, Pagellus leptosomus, Pagellus leptosteus, Pagellus libanicus, Pagellus marbellensis, Pagellus stenoura
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ameki, SE of, which is in a Bartonian deep-water horizon in the Ameki Formation of Nigeria
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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