Valenciennellus
Valenciennellus is a genus of marine hatchetfishes. They are commonly known as constellationfishes.
| Constellationfishes Temporal range: Early Eocene to Present | |
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| Subfamily: | Maurolicinae |
| Genus: | Valenciennellus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
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| Maurolicus tripunctulatus Esmark, 1871 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931
- Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark (sv), 1871) (Constellationfish)
Fossils of constellationfishes are known since the Early Eocene, more than 40 million years ago.[2]
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Valenciennellus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002): [Valenciennellus]. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt
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