Anaethalion angustus (Muenster, 1832)

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
Order: Elopiformes Gosline 1960
Family: Elopidae Bleeker 1852
Genus: Anaethalion
Species: Anaethalion angustus
Author Citation (Muenster, 1832)

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Jurassic
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Tithonian

Stratigraphy

Weissjura Group
Altmühltal Formation

Biostratigraphy

Hybonoticeras hybonotum Zone
Subplanites rueppelianus Subzone

Provenance

Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

Dimensions

Length: 18 cm

Location

Wintershof
Stadt Eichstätt
Bavaria
Germany

• aethalion
• anaethalion
• jurassic
• solnhofen
• tff-oilshale-ch2190
• tithonian

Comments

Anaethalion has a strikingly spindle-shaped body and a large caudal fin that is deeply split with equally large lobes. The large dorsal fin is behind the middle of the body, the fish has a large anal fin. The pelvic fin is located slightly behind the middle of the body. It is a fast, small predator, which reaches body sizes up to about 20 cm.

 

References:

Francisco José Poyato-Ariza (1999) The elopiform fish Anaethalion angustus restored, with comments on individual variation. 

• Mesozoic Fishes 2 - Systematics and Fossil Record. Publisher: Verlag Dr. F.Pfeil. Editors: Gloria Arratia, Hans-Peter Schultze