†Saccogaster citreus Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Alternative combination: Timorichthys citreus
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Saccogaster according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Saccogaster batanga, Saccogaster parengarenga, Saccogaster torpidus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Whangaimoana Cliffs, which is in an Opoitian marine horizon in New Zealand
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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