Mene purdyi

Mene purdyi
Mene purdyi
Temporal range: Late Paleocene
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Menidae
Genus: Mene
Species: M. purdyi

Mene purdyi was a perciform fish found off the Peruvian coast of the Pacific Ocean during the Late Paleocene. It is one of the earlier members of its genus. M. purdyi is currently known only from a single skull. It is among the largest, if not the largest, members of the genus, also, as the skull suggests that it would have been 40 centimeters in life. The living species, M. maculata, by comparison, grows to an average length of 18 centimeters.

External links

  • "A new species of Mene (Perciformes: Menidae) from the Paleocene of South America, with notes on paleoenvironment and a brief review of menid fishes." [1]


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