Enchelyopus dorsoplicatus Gaemers 1984 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gaidropsaridae

Full reference: P. A. M. Gaemers. 1984. Fish otoliths from the Bassevelde Sand (Late Tongrian) of Ruisbroek, Belgium, and the Stratigraphy of the Early Oligocene of Belgium. Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie 21(1):13-57

Belongs to Enchelyopus according to P. A. M. Gaemers 1984

Sister taxon: Enchelyopus tigrinus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ruisbroek (Oligocene of Belgium)

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