†Uroconger rectus Frost 1928
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Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Alternative combination: Congeris rectus
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1928. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand, and from Balcombe Bay, Victoria. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59:91-97
Belongs to Uroconger according to F. C. Stinton 1957
See also Frost 1928
Sister taxa: Uroconger eocaenicus, Uroconger validus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Long Beach, Clifden, which is in an Altonian coastal horizon in New Zealand
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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