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A NEW SNAKE MACKEREL FROM THE MIOCENE OF ALGERIA
Author(s) -
CARNEVALE GIORGIO
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
palaeontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1475-4983
pISSN - 0031-0239
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00541.x
Subject(s) - neogene , genus , paleontology , geology , spine (molecular biology) , late miocene , mediterranean climate , dorsum , biology , structural basin , zoology , anatomy , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology
A new genus and species of gempylid is described from the Late Miocene (Messinian) diatomite deposits of the Chelif Basin, north‐east Algeria. Although its skeleton is incomplete, Chelifichthys goujeti gen. et sp. nov. possesses a unique combination of features that justifies its recognition as a new genus. Chelifichthys goujeti is characterized by remarkably elongate and serrated dorsal‐fin spines, the absence of external pelvic‐fin elements, and sculptured frontals and opercular bones. Chelifichthys appears to be closely related to the living genera Nealotus , Prometichthys , Rexea and Rexichthys . Chelifichthys goujeti represents the third record of the family Gempylidae in the Neogene of the Mediterranean.