There are two Thorectichthys species in Gara es Sbâa: The deep-bodied T. marocensis and the more slender T. rhadinus.
Etymology: Generic name from the Greek "thorectes", masculine, meaning a warrior armed with a breast plate, in reference to the abdominal scutes of the fish, and "ichthys" meaning fish.
Taxonomy from Murray and Wilson 2013.
Diagnosis for Thorectichthys marocensis from Murray and Wilson 2013, p. 269: "A deep-bodied fish with body depth being between 57 and 65 % of s
Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
Family: Paraclupeidae CHANG & CHOU, 1977 (sensu ALVARADO-ORTEGA et al. 2008)
"Continental intercalaire" Group
Akrabou Formation
Tiznit Province
International Age: Cenomanian / Turonian
Date Collected: No value
Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ch415