Rhombichthys
| Rhombichthys Temporal range: Cenomanian | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Clupeomorpha |
| Order: | Ellimmichthyiformes |
| Family: | Paraclupeidae |
| Subfamily: | Paraclupeinae |
| Genus: | Rhombichthys Khalloufi et al., 2010 |
| Species: | R. intocabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhombichthys intoccabilis Khalloufi et al., 2010 | |
Rhombichthys intoccabilis is an extinct clupeomorph which existed in West Bank during the upper Cretaceous period.[1]
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. doi:10.1080/02724630903409089.