Chita (Loc. 26) (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Aichi, Japan (34.8° N, 136.9° E: paleocoordinates 37.4° N, 134.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Morozaki Group, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• Deep sea fishes

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno. 1994. Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan. The Island Arc 3:255-269 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 161449: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Catalina Pimiento on 05.09.2014, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

• Authors cite Ohe 1993.
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Actinopteri
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissus sp.
Pterothrissus sp. Hilgendorf 1877 bonefish
 Notacanthiformes - Notacanthidae
cf. Notacanthus abbotti
 Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae
Aldrovandia sp.
Aldrovandia sp. Goode and Bean 1896
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sardinops sp.
Sardinops sp. Hubbs 1929 herring
 Aulopiformes - Evermannellidae
? Evermannella sp.
? Evermannella sp. Fowler 1901
 Myctophiformes - Neoscopelidae
cf. Neoscopelus microchir, Solivomer aff. arenidens
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Notoscopelus cf. elongatus, cf. Lampanyctus acanthrus, Lampanyctus niger, cf. Lampanyctus regalis, Diaphus hataii, Hygophum rotundum, Ceratoscopelus sp., Lampadena sp., cf. Lampadena urophaos, ? Taaningichthys sp., Symbolophorus sp.
Notoscopelus cf. elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Lampanyctus niger lanternfish
cf. Lampanyctus regalis Gilbert 1892 lanternfish
Diaphus hataii Ohe and Araki 1973 lanternfish
Hygophum rotundum Ohe and Araki 1973 lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus sp. Günther 1864 lanternfish
Lampadena sp. Goode and Bean 1893 lanternfish
cf. Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963 lanternfish
? Taaningichthys sp. Bolin 1959 lanternfish
Symbolophorus sp. Bolin and Wisner 1959 lanternfish
 Polymixiiformes - Polymixiidae
cf. Polymixia japonica
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Macrouridae indet., cf. Ventrifossa garmani, Coelorhynchus sp.
Macrouridae indet. Jordan and Evermann 1898 grenadiers
Coelorhynchus sp. Agassiz 1843 grenadiers
 Pleuronectiformes -
Clidoderma sp.
Clidoderma sp. Bleeker 1862 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
aff. Atheresthes evermanni
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
? Acropoma sp.
? Acropoma sp. Owen 1854
 Acanthomorphata - Percichthyidae
? Malakichthys sp., cf. Malakichthys griseus
? Malakichthys sp. Döderlein 1883
 Acanthomorphata - Howellidae
Howella sp., cf. Howella zina
Howella sp. Ogilby 1899
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
cf. Sebastolobus macrochir
 Scombriformes - Scombrolabracidae
aff. Scombrolabrax heterolepis
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
aff. Scomberomorus heterolepis, Scomber sp.
Scomber sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Benthodesmus sp., cf. Benthodesmus tenuis
Benthodesmus sp. Goode and Bean 1882
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Polymetme elongata, Vinciguerria sp.
Vinciguerria sp. Jordan and Evermann 1895
 Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae
cf. Chauliodus macouni
 Stomiatiformes -
cf. Ichthyococcus elongatus
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
cf. Maurolicus muelleri, Polyipnus sp.
cf. Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
cf. Gonostoma elongatum, Gonostoma sp., Cyclothone sp.
Gonostoma sp. Rafinesque 1810
Cyclothone sp. Goode and Bean 1883
 Argentiniformes - Microstomatidae
Bathylagus toyohamaensis, Bathylagus sp.
Bathylagus sp. Günther 1878
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Nansenia sp.
Nansenia sp. Jordan and Evermann 1896