Leptocottus Girard 1854 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae
Parent taxon: Cottidae according to B. J. Welton 2015
See also Fierstine et al. 2012 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Artediellus, Artedius, Chitonotus, Cottidarum, Cottus, Enophrys, Hayia, Icelinus, Lirosceles, Liroscels, Maoricottus, Radulinus, Scorpaenichthys
Subtaxa: Leptocottus armatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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