Scopelarchoides neamticus Gradinau et al. 2019 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae

Full reference: I. Gradinau, T. Prikryl, D. S. Baciu and G. Carnevale. 2019. A new pearleye (Teleostei, Aulopiformes) species from the Oligocene of Romania. Annales de Paléontologie 105:75-83

Belongs to Scopelarchoides according to I. Gradinau et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MSNPN Pc 899a+b, a partial skeleton (partially complete articulated skeleton, in part and counterpart). Its type locality is Pietricica (Piatra Neamt), which is in a Rupelian marine shale in Romania.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pietricica (Piatra Neamt)

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