- Mene rhombea
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Mene rhombea
Temporal range: Middle EoceneConservation status FossilScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Menidae Genus: Mene Species: M. rhombea Binomial name Mene rhombea
Volta, 1796Synonyms - Gasteronemus rhombus
Mene rhombea was a perciform fish found in the Tethys Ocean during the Eocene (Lutetian). As suggested by their fossils' small, upturned mouths, and by comparison of its living relative, M. maculata, M. rhombea was a planktivore. Their fossils from the laggerstat Monte Bolca are greatly valued.
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