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  • Berybolcensis leptacanthus AGASSIZ, 1833

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    Taxonomy

    Squirrelfish or Soldierfish

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
    Order: Holocentriformes Betancur-R. et al. 2013
    Family: Holocentridae Bonaparte 1832
    Genus: Berybolcensis
    Species: Berybolcensis leptacanthus
    Author Citation Agassiz, 1833

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Paleogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Eocene
    International Age: Lutetian

    Stratigraphy

    Monte Bolca Formation

    Biostratigraphy

    Alveolina dainelli Zone

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 10 cm

    Location

    Pesciara ("The Fishbowl")
    Monte Bolca near Verona
    Veneto
    Italy

    Comments

    Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org.

    The order Beryciformes, a poorly understood group, is represented in Monte Bolca with at least two species: Eoholocentrum and Berybolcensis, both from the subfamily Holocentrinae or squirrelfish (L. Sorbini, 1984).  Both species seemed to be largely or entirely nocturnal and lived in deep marine waters; their eyes are amazingly large.

    References:

    Sorbini, L., 1979. Les Holocentridae du Monte Bolca. III. Berybolcensis leptacanthus (Agassiz). Studi e Richerche sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca 4, 19–35.

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    RJB

    Wow!  Nice fossil fish.  You seem to have an unending supply of fossil fish? 

     

    RB

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    21 minutes ago, RJB said:

    ... You seem to have an unending supply of fossil fish? 

     

    RB

     Would be nice, but the latest Vertebrate species I added (so not only fish but also birds, mammals and so on) got the number Ch1500 (Ch is for Chordate). May be around 1000 different species of fish???

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