Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans, F. Ohe, and Y. Ando. 2017. An Early Oligocene fish-fauna from Japan reconstructed from otoliths. Zitteliana 90:3-26
Belongs to Rhynchoconger according to W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Rhynchoconger aftonensis, Rhynchoconger casieri, Rhynchoconger donzacquensis, Rhynchoconger ectenurus, Rhynchoconger ellipticus, Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Rhynchoconger flavus, Rhynchoconger otaianus, Rhynchoconger otapiriensis, Rhynchoconger pantanelli, Rhynchoconger pantanellii, Rhynchoconger placidus, Rhynchoconger regularis, Rhynchoconger sanctus, Rhynchoconger transversus, Rhynchoconger weileri, Hildebrandia gracilior, Hildebrandia pantanellii, Hildebrandia flava
Type specimen: MFM207002, an otolith. Its type locality is Shimohirano River, which is in a Rupelian marine sandstone in the Kishima Formation of Japan.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Shimohirano River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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