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Cobitopsis acutus (P. Gervais, 1847)
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Taxonomy
Halfbeak
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
Order: Beloniformes Berg 1937
Family: Hemiramphidae Gill 1859
Genus: Cobitopsis
Species: Cobitopsis acutus
Author Citation (P. Gervais, 1847)
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Oligocene
International Age: Rupelian
Stratigraphy
unknown
Provenance
Collector: T. Bastelberger
Date Collected: 06/01/1982
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 6 cm
Location
Saint-Saturnin
Puy-de-Dôme
Auvergne (Province)
France
Comments
This fish belongs to the Hemiramphidae family (Halfbeaks) within the order Beloniformes; The halfbeaks are named for their distinctive jaws, in which the lower jaws are significantly longer than the upper jaws. Halfbeaks hunt insects and fish at the water surface in sometimes large groups.
Line drawing from Jordan 1907, p 188:
Reference:
Sepkoski, J. J. Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560.
Jordan, David Starr (1905). Guide to the Study of Fishes, New York City, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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