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Eoellimmichthys
Taxonomy
Eoellimmichthys was named by Marramà et al. (2019). Its type is Eoellimmichthys superstes.
It was assigned to Paraclupeidae by Marramà et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Paraclupeidae by Marramà et al. (2019).
Species
E. superstes (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Eoellimmichthys Marramà et al. p. 84 |
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G. †Eoellimmichthys Marramà et al. 2019
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†Eoellimmichthys superstes Marramà et al. 2019
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. Marramà et al. 2019 | Deep-bodied paraclupeid fish showing the following combination of characters: head large, about 40% SL; maximum body depth about 60% SL; anterior dorsal margin of the body almost straight, forming a marked angle at the dorsal-fin insertion; posttemporal sharp and slender; cleithrum S-shaped; epineurals and epipleurals absent in the caudal region; 31 (12 + 19) preural vertebrae; ten pairs of ribs; about 16 dorsal and 25 anal-fin rays supported by an equal number of pterygiophores; six supraneurals; com- plete series of 6 (or 7) predorsal scutes; anteriormost scutes small, not significantly broader than long; posteriormost scutes larger and bearing a strong and prominent median posteriorly-directed spine; postdorsal scutes absent; com- plete series of 12 abdominal scutes (six prepelvic and six postpelvic) bearing a prominent ventral posteriorly- directed spine; abdominal scute wings spine-like, with large spaces between wings of adjacent scutes. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||