Thorectichthys marocensis Murray & Wilson, 2013

Thorectichthys marocensis Murray & Wilson, 2013

Upper Cretaceous

Cenomanian / Turonian

Akrabou Formation

Gara es Sbâa

Agoult

Morocco

Length 10cm /4"

Murray & Wilson described two Thorectichthys species from Gara es Sbâa: T. marocensis with a very pronounced body depth and T. rhadinus (from “rhadinos” meaning slender, tapering or lithe) in reference to the body depth being much less than in T. marocensis.

These fish are quite often mistakenly offered as Satericthys sp or Triplomystus sp.

Lit.:

Two new paraclupeid fishes (Clupeomorpha: Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. Mesozoic Fishes 5 – Global Diversity and Evolution, G. Arratia, H.-P. Schultze & M. V. H. Wilson (eds.): pp. 267-290, 8 figs., 2 tabs., 2 apps.