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Extinct species of fish

Ceratoichthys
Temporal range: Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Carangoidei
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: †Vomeropsinae
Genus: †Ceratoichthys
Blot, 1969
Species: †C. pinnatiformis
Binomial name
†Ceratoichthys pinnatiformis
(Blainville, 1818)

Ceratoichthys is an extinct genus of lookdown-like prehistoric jackfish that lived during the late Ypresian epoch, of the Early Eocene. It contains a single species, C. pinnatiformis of Monte Bolca, Italy. It and Vomeropsis are the only known members of the extinct subfamily Vomeropsinae.

The dorsal and anal fins of C. pinnatiformis had very high, narrow crests, and it also had very long, thin pelvic fins. Its fins give it a superficial resemblance to a freshwater angelfish, leading some people to erroneously refer to C. pinnatiformis as an "angelfish," too.

It is the official symbol of the Società Paleontologica Italiana (Italian Paleontological Society).

Artist's reconstruction

See also

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. Bannikov, Alexander F. (1984). "The New Subfamily of Carangid Fishes". Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca. IV: 319–321.
  4. Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.
  5. Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.
Taxon identifiers
Ceratoichthys pinnatiformis
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