†Opsanus Rafinesque 1818 (toadfish)
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Actinopteri - Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
Parent taxon: Batrachoididae according to G. Carnevale and S. J. Godfrey 2018
See also Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Batrachoides, Batrachoididarum, Chatrabus, Louckaichthys, Porichthys, Zappaichthys
Subtaxa: Opsanus tao
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida, Georgia, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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