Pomadasys sp.

Agiadi, Konstantina, Koskeridou, Efterpi & Thivaiou, Danae, 2021, At the crossroads: early Miocene marine fishes of the proto-Mediterranean Sea, Fossil Record 24 (2), pp. 233-246 : 242

Pomadasys sp.

Fig. 4M–N

Material

Six otoliths from level 11.

Remarks

These otoliths are oval-shaped, with a small circular–oval ostium and a long straight cauda. The ventral area is distinctly larger than the dorsal area, and its rim is rounded.

Figures

Figure 4. Photographs of the identified otoliths from the Felli section. (A) Lobianchia sp., Felli 11; (B–C) Myripristis verus Steurbaut, (B) Felli 11, (C) Felli 12; (D) Echiodon heinzelini Huyghebaert and Nolf, Felli 11; (E) Apogon moyesi Steurbaut, Felli 11; (F) “Batrachoidida” vigneauxi (Steurbaut), Felli 11; (G) Blennius sp., Felli 11; (H) Arnoglossus holleri Weinfurter, Felli 11; (I) Microchirus latior (Schubert), Felli 11; (J–K) Mullus elongatus Steurbaut, (J) Felli 11, (K) Felli 12; (L) Cepola yrieuensis Steurbaut, Felli 11; (M–N) Pomadasys sp., Felli 11; (O) Pagrus sp., Felli 11. (F), (H), (J), and (K) have been mirrored to facilitate comparison.