Chelifichthys goujeti Carnevale 2006 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Gempylidae

Full reference: G. Carnevale. 2006. A new snake mackerel from the Miocene of Algeria. Palaeontology 49(2):391-403

Belongs to Chelifichthys according to G. Carnevale 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN ORA1216. Its type locality is Oran, Ravin blanc, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in Algeria.

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Oran, Ravin blanc

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