Rhombichthys
Rhombichthys intoccabilis is an extinct clupeomorph which existed in West Bank during the upper Cretaceous period.[1]
Rhombichthys Temporal range: | |
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Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Cohort: | Otocephala |
Order: | †Ellimmichthyiformes |
Family: | †Paraclupeidae |
Subfamily: | †Paraclupeinae |
Genus: | †Rhombichthys Khalloufi et al., 2010 |
Species: | †R. intoccabilis |
Binomial name | |
†Rhombichthys intoccabilis Khalloufi et al., 2010 | |
The adults of R. intoccabilis had a very deep, scute-covered belly. In conjunction with the high, triangular dorsal fin, the belly gives the fish a rhombus-shaped body profile, hence the generic name. The juveniles, in contrast, had a far shallower belly, having a rounded profile.
References
- Bouziane Khalloufi, René Zaragüeta-Bagils & Hervé Lelièvre (2010). "Rhombichthys intoccabilis, gen. et sp. nov. (Ellimmichthyiformes, Clupeomorpha, Teleostei), from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Ein Yabrud, Middle East: anatomial descriptions and phylogenetic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 57–67. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30...57K. doi:10.1080/02724630903409089. S2CID 86625975.
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