Otarionichthys occultus Koken 1891 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae

Alternative combination: Otolithus (Ophidiidarum) occultus

Full reference: E. Koken. 1891. Neue Untersuchungen an tertiaren Fisch-otolithen. Part II. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 43:77-270

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

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite

Distribution: found only at Ruisbroek (Oligocene of Belgium)

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