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© Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg, 2002 A remarkable new genus of Carangidae fron1 the Upper Paleocene of Turkmenistan (Osteichthyes: Perciformes) A.M. Prokofiev Prokofiev,A.M. 2002. A remarkable new genus ofCarangidae fromthe Upper Paleocene of Turkmenistan (Osteichthyes: Perciformes).Zoosystematica Rossica, 11(1): 219-228. A new genus and species of Carangidae, Uylyaichthys eugeniae gen. et sp. n., is de­ scribed from the Upper Paleocene (middle part of the Danata Formation) of Turkmenistan. It belongs to the subfamily Trachinotinae s. str. and differs from all known members of the family in the combination of low vertebral count (21 or possibly 22), parasphenoid strongly curved mesially, and unique predorsal formula0/0+0+0/l/. Uylyaichthys is con­ sidered to be a sister taxon for Trachinotus + Paratrachinotus, and Trachinotinae s. str. regarded as a sister group of Scomberoidinae. The genus Lichia is excluded from Trachinotinae s. str. and considered to be a sister taxon ofScomberoidinae + Trachinotinae s. str. A.M. Prokofiev, Department of Fishes and Fish-like Vertebrates, Palaeontological Insti­ tute, Russian Academy ofSciences, Profwyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow 117997, Russia. Introduction Material and methods Daniltshenko ( 1968) described the Upper Paleo­ Specimens described herein were collected by cene ichthyofauna of Uylya-Kushlyuk locality Dr. E.K. Sytchevskaya from the middle part of (Turkmenistan) and established 20 species. Danata Formation in Uylya-Kushlyuk locality. Among them, Daniltshenko described two forms, Uylya-Kushlyuk locality is situated 2 km NE of which he placed into the family Carangidae (Ar­ Uylya-Kushlyuk village, SW Turkmenistan, on chaeus oblongus and Trachicaranxtersus). Later, the western slope of the Kopetdagh Mountains Trachicaranx was transferredto the familyApo­ (38°38'N, 55°48'E). Danata Formation is com­ lectidae (Bannikov & F edotov, 1984), while Ar­ posed of the Upper Paleocene to the Middle chaeus oblongus now represents the earliest spe­ Eocene (Grossheim & Korobkov, 1975; Solun, cies undoubtedly belonging to Carangidae. 1975); fish-bearing layer of mottled clays lies at Carangid fishesare a widely distributed and com­ the base of the middle part of the Danata Forma­ mon group of Percoidei, which is relatively abun­ tion and has total thickness of 9 m. This layer is dant in fossils since Middle Eocene. now dated as terminal Upper Paleocene (Upper Archaeus is suggested to be one of the most Tanetien) (Muzylev, 1994). generalised genera of the Carangidae, but not The following fossil and recent (alcohol preserved, ancestral to other representatives of the family radiographed and partially dissected) species of Caran­ (Bannikov, 1990). Therefore, the divergent evo­ gidae and other percoid families from the collections of Palaeontological Institute, Moscow (PIN), Zoological lution of the Carangidae started earlier than Up­ Institute, St. Petersburg (ZISP), and Zoological Museum per Paleocene. In the extensive collection from of the Moscow University (ZMMU) are examined for Uylya-Kushlyuk locality, we founda remarkable comparison with the new genus and phylogenetic discus­ undescribed carangid, which has some resem­ sion (the number of specimens examined is given in pa­ renthesis; indicates fossil species): APOLECTJDAE: blance to the subfamily Trachinotinae and is t Apolectus niger (Bloch), ZISP, no. 38126, Tonkin Gulf important for elucidation of the trachinotine (2); ZMMU, no. 11188, Tonkin Gulf (2); tTrachicaranx phylogeny. This specimen is described in the tersus Daniltshenko, PIN, no. 2179-98, Upper Paleocene, present paper as a new genus and species, Uylya­ Turkmenistan (I; holotype). CARANGIDAE: Alectis ichthys eugeniae. ciliaris (Bloch), ZISP, no. 1222, Japan (I); A. indicus (Ruppe II), ZISP, no. 41599, Hainan I. (I); t Archaeus 220 A.M. Prokofiev: A new Paleocene genus o/Carangidae • ZOOSYST. ROSSICA Vol. l l oblongus Daniltshenko, PIN, no. 2179-94(l; holotype), 4141, Mediterranean Sea(3). POMATOMIDAE: t Ledne­ no. 2179-95( 1; paratype), and 3 uncatalogued specimens, via oligocenica (Smirnov), PIN, no. 4773, Upper all from Upper Paleocene of Turkmenistan; Caranx Oligocene - Lower Miocene, Apsheron Peninsula, Azer­ melampygus Cuvier, ZMMU, no. 5337, Timor I., Indo­ baijan (6); Pomatomus saltator (Linnaeus), ZISP, no. nesia (!); tCaranx sp., PIN, uncatalogued, Lower 4541, Black Sea offKaradag (3 I), PIN, uncatalogued, Oligocene, Gumista River, West Caucasus(2); Caran­ market specimens( 4). RACHYCENTRIDAE:Rachycent­ goides armatus(Forskal), ZISP, no. 3621, Philippines( 1 ); rum canadum(Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 41069, Hainan I.(I). C.ferdau(Forskal), ZISP, no. 2545, Red Sea(!); ZMMU, SCIAENIDAE: Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, ZISP, no. no. 12252, Indian Ocean(3); Chloroscombrus chrysurus 32306, Black Sea off Sevastopol (I); Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 37645, West AfricaoffKonakri (1), (Linnaeus}, ZISP, no. 1817, Black Sea (I). SPARIDAE: ° ZMMU, no, 12621, Gulf of Mexico, 28°20'N, 90 00'E Diplodus annu/aris (Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 22670, Black (3); C. orqueta Jordan & Gilbert, ZMMU, no. 13640, Sea offSevastopol (6); D. sargus (Linnaeus), ZISP, no. Pacific Ocean offPeru (5) ; Chorinemus /ysan(Forskal), 912, Nizza(I); Pagel/us erythrinus(Linnaeus), ZISP, no. ZISP, no. 39473, Hainan I. (2), ZMMU, no. 12380, In­ 14283, Biscay Gulf(I); Puntazzo puntazzo (Gmelin), dian Ocean (I); Decapterus lajang Bleeker, ZISP, no. ZISP, no. 32298, Black Sea offSudak (I); Sarpa salpa 37680, WesternAustralia (I); ZMMU, no. 12036, Indian (Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 2740, Cadix (I). In order to evalu­ Ocean (4); D. maruadsi(Temminck & Schlegel), ZISP, ate phylogenetic relationships cladistic approach formu­ no. 42104, Tonkin Gulf (2); Gnathanodon speciosus lated by Hennig(1966) adopted. (Forskal), ZISP, no. 41515, Hainan I. (I); Hemicaranx Abbreviation: SL ·- standard length. sechurae(Hildebrand), ZMMU, no. 13504, PacificOcean off Peru (3); Lichia amia (Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 6815, Canaries(l); ZMMU, no. 9920, Senegal(I), no. 5307, Order PERCIFORMES Naples(2); Naucrates ductor(Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 426, Madeira(!); ZMMU, no. 4913, Naples(I); O/igoplites Family CARANGIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 saurus (Bloch & Schneider), ZMMU, no. 11583, Cuba (2); Paronasignata (Jenyns), ZISP, no. 42649, Rio de la Genus Uylyaichthys gen. n. Plata off Montevideo (I); t Scomberoides spinosus (Smimov), PIN, uncatalogued, Middle Miocene, Cher­ naya Rechka, Azerbaijan(2); Scyris a/exandrinus(Geof­ Type species. Uylyaichthys eugeniae sp. n. froy Saint-Hilaire), ZISP, no. 41019, West Africa off Diagnosis. Body deeply fusiform, with dorsal Dakar; t Selar cf. quassus Bannikov, PIN, nos. 4773/128, profile slightly more convex than ventral one; 130-131, Upper Oligocene - Lower Miocene, Apsheron maximum body depth contained nearly 2.6 times Peninsula, Azerbaijan(3); Se/amidesleptolepis (Cuvier), in SL. Head moderately long, with high fronto­ ZISP, no. 38147, Tonkin Gulf(!); ZMMU, no. 10857, TonkinGulf (I); Selene vomer(Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 1360, supraoccipital crest, anteriorly extended forward Rio de Janeiro(!); S. (Mitchill), ZMMU, no. to orbit. Mouth oblique; angle between mouth setapinnis ° 10479, West Africa, off Dakar (l); Serio/a dumerili rim and longitudinal body axis about 40 . Pre­ (Risso), ZMMU, no. 4950, Naples(2); S. quinqueradiata maxillary with very small conical teeth in sev­ Temminck & Schlegel, ZISP, no. 4757, Yokohama, Ja­ eral rows. Supramaxillary present. Rear of max­ pan (3); Trachinotus bail/oni Lacepede, ZISP, no. 624, Amboina (l); T. blochii (Lacepedc), ZMMU, no. 155, illary extends only to anterior third of orbit. Samoa(!); T. ovatus(Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 3258, Bahia Parasphenoid slender in lateral view and strongly (2), no. 11450, Naples(l); T. paitensis Cuvier, ZMMU, curved mesially. Posttemporal with equidimen­ no. 18695, near Callao, Peru (1 ); T. russe/li Cuvier & sional dorsal and ventral branches. Pelvic bones Valenciennes, ZISP, no. 23559, Kominato, Amami­ without postpelvic processes forming "apical Oshima, Japan (I}; ZMMU, no. 153, Atlantic? (I); fork". Vertebrae21 or 22, of which 9 abdominal Trachinotus sp., ZMMU, no. 9872, off St. Louis (I); Trachurus trachurus(Linnaeus), ZISP, no. 2829, locality and 12 or 13 caudal. Inferior vertebral foramina unknown(!); Tjaponicus(Temminck & Schlegel), ZISP, absent. Ribs long and strong, extending nearly no. 31376, Japan (I); T. mediterraneus (Steindachner), to ventral margin of body; all of them immedi­ ZMMU, no. 20449, Kerch Strait(!). CORYPHAEN­ ately attached to lateral sides of vertebral centra. IDAE: Linnaeus, ZISP, no. 42244, Coryphaenahippurus Caudal-fin support with three epurals and sepa­ Sea of Japan (2). LACTARIIDAE: Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & Schneider), ZISP, no. 36050, Hainan I. (3). rate fifth hypural. Dorsal fin with 7 spines and LEIOGNATHIDAE: Gazza minuta(Bloch), ZMMU, no. about 24 soft-rays; spines posteriorly increasing 5325, Manila (I); Leiognathus bindus (Valenciennes), in length. Predorsal formula (Ahlstrom et al., ZISP, no. 41136, Singapore(2); L. brevirostris, ZMMU, 1976) 0/0+0+0/l/. Anterior projection of first no. 10950, Tonkin Gulf(2); L. equula(Forskal), ZISP, supraneural touching apex of supraoccipital crest. no. 37457, Hainan I. (I); ZMMU, no. 5383, Cebu, Moluccas (I); t Leiognathoides(?) altapinna (Weiler), Anal fin with 3 spines and about 16 soft-rays. PIN, uncatalogued, Lower Oligocene, Ljubizhna River, No traces of anterior lobes in soft portions of Ukrainian Carpathians(!); tL. minutus(Daniltshenko), dorsal and anal finspresent. Ventro-analdistance
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    Records of the Australian Museum (1990) Supplement 12. ISBN 0 7305 7445 8 A Revision of Selected Genera of the Family Carangidae (Pisces) from Australian Waters JOHN S. GUNN Division of Fisheries, CSIRO Marine Laboratories, P.O. Box 1538, Hobart, 7001 Tas., Australia ABSTRACT. An annotated list of the 63 species in 23 genera of carangid fishes known from Australian waters is presented. Included in these 63 are eight endemic species, eight new Australian records (Alepes vari, Carangoides equula, C. plagiotaenia, C. talamparoides, Caranx lugubris, Decapterus kurroides, D. tabl and Seriola rivoliana) and a new species in the genus Alepes. A generic key and specific keys to Alectis, Alepes, Carangoides, Scomberoides, Selar, Ulua and Uraspis are given. The systematics of the 32 Australian species of Alectis, Alepes, Atule, Carangoides, "Caranx", Elagatis, Gnathanodon,Megalaspis,Pantolabus, Scomberoides, Selar, Selaroides, Seriolina, Ulua and Uraspis are covered in detail. For each species a recommended common name, other common names, Australian secondary synonymy, diagnosis, colour notes, description, comparison with other species, maximum recorded size, ecological notes and distribution are given. Specific primary synonymies are listed when the type locality is Australia or Papua New Guinea. Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Materials and Methods .............................................................................................................................
  • MATT FRIEDMAN Mattf@Earth.Ox.Ac.Uk

    MATT FRIEDMAN [email protected]

    MATT FRIEDMAN [email protected] Lecturer in Palaeobiology, Deparment of Earth Sciences Tutor in Earth Sciences, St. Hugh’s College University of Oxford and Research Associate Department of Vertebrate Paleontology American Museum of Natural History EDUCATION 2003-2009 Committee on Evolutionary Ph.D., Evolutionary Biology Biology University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 2003-2005 Committee on Evolutionary S.M., Evolutionary Biology Biology University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 2002-2003 Department of Zoology and M.Phil., Zoology University Museum of Zoology University of Cambridge Thesis Title: “New elements of the Late Cambridge, UK Devonian lungfish Soederberghia groenlandica (Sarcopterygii: Dipnoi) 1998-2002 Department of Earth and B.S., Geological Sciences (Bio-geology) Environmental Sciences University of Rochester Rochester, NY EMPLOYMENT/INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2010-present Department of Paleontology Research Associate American Museum of Natural History New York, NY 2009-present Department of Earth Sciences Lecturer in Palaeobiology University of Oxford Oxford, UK 2009-present St. Hugh’s College Tutor in Earth Sciences Oxford, UK M. Friedman: curriculum vitae EMPLOYMENT/TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2012-present Department of Earth Sciences Course developer and instructor: Vertebrate University of Oxford Palaeobiology Oxford, UK 2011-present Department of Earth Sciences Course developer and instructor: Evolution University of Oxford Oxford, UK Course co-developer and instructor: Fossil Records 2010 Department of Ecology and Guest lecturer:
  • Caranx Latus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1831 NXL Frequent Synonyms / Misidentifications: None / Caranx Hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)

    Caranx Latus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1831 NXL Frequent Synonyms / Misidentifications: None / Caranx Hippos (Linnaeus, 1766)

    click for previous page Perciformes: Percoidei: Carangidae 1441 Caranx latus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1831 NXL Frequent synonyms / misidentifications: None / Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766). FAO names: En - Horse-eye jack; Fr - Carangue mayole; Sp - Jurel ojón. Diagnostic characters: Body elongate, deep, and moderately compressed. Eye large (diameter contained about 3.8 to 4.2 times in head length) with strong adipose eyelid.Upper jaw extending to posterior eye mar- gin.Upper jaw with an outer row of strong canines flanked by an inner band; lower jaw teeth in a single row.Gill rakers 6 or 7 upper, 16 to 18 lower. Dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by 1 spine and 19 to 22 soft rays; anal fin with 2 spines followed by 1 spine and 16 to 18 soft rays; dorsal- and anal-fin lobes elongate (dorsal lobe con- tained about 5.6 to 6.0 times in fork length); pectoral fins falcate, longer than head. Lateral line with a strong, moderately long anterior arch; straight part with 32 to 39 scutes; scales small and cycloid (smooth to touch); chest completely scaly. Bilateral paired caudal keels present. Vertebrae 10 precaudal and 14 caudal; no hyperostosis. Colour: body dark blue to bluish grey above, silvery white or golden below, with dorsal-fin lobe and sometimes posterior scutes black or dark, and no oval black spot on pectoral fins;juveniles with about 5 dark bars on body. Size: Maximum size is uncertain, at least to 80 cm total length, possibly to 16 kg; common to 50 cm fork length. All-tackle IGFA world angling record 13.38 kg.
  • Paléobiologie

    Paléobiologie

    REVUE DE VOLUME 35 (2 ) – 2016 PALÉOBIOLOGIE Une institution Ville de Genève www.museum-geneve.ch Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève (décembre 2016) 35 (2) : 459-490 ISSN 0253-6730 Revue historique des premières études sur les poissons fossiles (Teleostei) des ardoises d’Engi (Oligocène inférieur, canton de Glaris, Suisse) Arnaud BRIGNON 5 villa Jeanne d’Arc, 92340 Bourg-la-Reine, France. E-mail : [email protected] Résumé Un inventaire des premiers poissons fossiles (Teleostei) découverts au XVIIIe siècle dans les ardoises d’Engi (Oligocène inférieur, canton de Glaris, Suisse) est présenté dans cet article. Ces poissons étaient alors assimilés à des espèces encore vivantes. La première véritable étude scientifique sur le sujet fut menée par Henri-Marie Ducrotay de Blainville à la fin des années 1810. Il est notamment le premier à avoir employé la nomenclature linnéenne pour désigner des espèces éteintes dans l’ichtyofaune des ardoises d’Engi. Alors que très peu de renseignements étaient disponibles jusqu’à présent sur cet épisode de l’histoire de la paléontologie, cet article présente des documents inédits qui illustrent une partie du matériel type de la collection Alexandre Brongniart utilisé par Blainville pour créer deux de ces espèces. Des recherches dans les collections de paléontologie de l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie et du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris) ont permis de retrouver les holotypes par monotypie de Clupea megaptera Blainville, 1818, Pristigenys spinosus (Blainville, 1818) et « Zeus » platessa Blainville, 1818. Cet article retrace également l’histoire de dessins inédits qui dévoilent des spécimens en possession de William Willoughby Cole et Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, deux aristocrates britanniques, élèves du géologue William Buckland.