Peristedion cataphractum Linnaeus 1758 (sea robin)
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Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Alternative combination: Trigla cataphracta
Belongs to Peristedion according to D. Nolf and E. Steurbaut 1983
Sister taxa: Peristedion jeanbegui, Peristedion malarmat, Peristedion semiglobosum
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Montegibbio (Miocene of Italy)
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