Mene rhombea

Mene rhombea
Mene rhombea
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Menidae
Genus: Mene
Species: M. rhombea
Binomial name
Mene rhombea
Volta, 1796
Synonyms
  • 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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Weigert-Fossil [1]