Biology:Blabe
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Blabe is an extinct genus of small, prehistoric ray-finned fish probably belonging to the family Serranidae that lived during the middle division of the Eocene epoch of Egypt.[1] It has a single known species, B. crawleyi, known from the Upper Lutetian Mokattam Formation limestone of the ancient Tura quarry.[2]
The generic name translates as "nuisance," referring to how the lack of scales on the type specimen frustrated its describer's attempts to understand the fish's exact systemic position.[3] The specific name commemorates one Cecil Crawley, who discovered the first specimen.[4]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ White, Errol Ivor (1936). "V.— On certain Eocene percoid fishes" (in en). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18 (103): 43–54. doi:10.1080/00222933608655173. ISSN 0374-5481. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933608655173.
- ↑ "Geology of Egypt" Government Press, 1965
- ↑ "Annals & magazine of natural history" Taylor and Francis, 1936
Wikidata ☰ Q4920013 entry
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