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Mene
The moonfish of the genus ''Mene'', the sole extant genus of the family Menidae, are disk-shaped fish which bear a vague resemblance to gourami, thanks to their thread-like pelvic fins. Today, the genus is represented only by ''Mene maculata'' of the Indo-Pacific, where it is a popular food fish, especially in the Philippines, where it is known as ''bilong-bilong'', ''chabita'', ''hiwas'' or ''tahas''.Small-scale fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines: options for management and research. . As a genus, ''Mene'' has a long fossil history, with species found in marine sediments throughout the Cenozoic Era. The earliest accepted species, '' M. purdyi'' from the Paleocene of Peru, resemble later species, such as '' M. rhombea'' of the Monte Bolca lagerstätte, and even the living species, ''M. maculata''. Experts remain undecided whether the Tunisian species, '' M. phosphatica'' is from the Lower Paleocene, thus making it older than ''M. purdyi'', or whether it is from the Ypresi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mene Triangulum
The moonfish of the genus ''Mene'', the sole extant genus of the family Menidae, are disk-shaped fish which bear a vague resemblance to gourami, thanks to their thread-like pelvic fins. Today, the genus is represented only by ''Mene maculata'' of the Indo-Pacific, where it is a popular food fish, especially in the Philippines, where it is known as ''bilong-bilong'', ''chabita'', ''hiwas'' or ''tahas''.Small-scale fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines: options for management and research. . As a genus, ''Mene'' has a long fossil history, with species found in marine sediments throughout the Cenozoic Era. The earliest accepted species, '' M. purdyi'' from the Paleocene of Peru, resemble later species, such as '' M. rhombea'' of the Monte Bolca lagerstätte, and even the living species, ''M. maculata''. Experts remain undecided whether the Tunisian species, '' M. phosphatica'' is from the Lower Paleocene, thus making it older than ''M. purdyi'', or whether it is from the Ypresi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mene Novaehispaniae
The moonfish of the genus ''Mene'', the sole extant genus of the family Menidae, are disk-shaped fish which bear a vague resemblance to gourami, thanks to their thread-like pelvic fins. Today, the genus is represented only by ''Mene maculata'' of the Indo-Pacific, where it is a popular food fish, especially in the Philippines, where it is known as ''bilong-bilong'', ''chabita'', ''hiwas'' or ''tahas''.Small-scale fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines: options for management and research. . As a genus, ''Mene'' has a long fossil history, with species found in marine sediments throughout the Cenozoic Era. The earliest accepted species, '' M. purdyi'' from the Paleocene of Peru, resemble later species, such as '' M. rhombea'' of the Monte Bolca lagerstätte, and even the living species, ''M. maculata''. Experts remain undecided whether the Tunisian species, '' M. phosphatica'' is from the Lower Paleocene, thus making it older than ''M. purdyi'', or whether it is from the Ypresi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mene Phosphatica
The moonfish of the genus ''Mene'', the sole extant genus of the family Menidae, are disk-shaped fish which bear a vague resemblance to gourami, thanks to their thread-like pelvic fins. Today, the genus is represented only by ''Mene maculata'' of the Indo-Pacific, where it is a popular food fish, especially in the Philippines, where it is known as ''bilong-bilong'', ''chabita'', ''hiwas'' or ''tahas''.Small-scale fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines: options for management and research. . As a genus, ''Mene'' has a long fossil history, with species found in marine sediments throughout the Cenozoic Era. The earliest accepted species, '' M. purdyi'' from the Paleocene of Peru, resemble later species, such as '' M. rhombea'' of the Monte Bolca lagerstätte, and even the living species, ''M. maculata''. Experts remain undecided whether the Tunisian species, '' M. phosphatica'' is from the Lower Paleocene, thus making it older than ''M. purdyi'', or whether it is from the Ypresi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mene Rhombea
''Mene rhombea'' is an extinct perciform fish belonging to the family Menidae. During the Middle Eocene (Lutetian epoch), about 48 to 40 mya, these fishes lived in the Tethys Ocean, a large tropical sea in the area corresponding to the current Mediterranean. This ocean was extended between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia. At this time, where Monte Bolca is today, ''M. rhombea'', and its relative, '' M. oblonga'', lived in a tropical lagoon. Description ''Mene rhombea'' had a laterally compressed body, very long and slim pelvic fins and a wide triangular tail fin. As suggested by their fossils' small, upturned mouths, and by comparison of its living relative, as ''Mene maculata'', fishes of this species were planktivore. The species shows close affinities with contemporary species inhabiting the coral reef environment of the Indo-Pacific warm seas. Distribution Their greatly valued fossils comes from the laggerstat Monte Bolca, about 30 kilometres north-east of Verona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mene Purdyi
''Mene purdyi'' an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Mene'', from Late Thanetian-aged marine deposits in northern Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi .... ''M. purdyi'' is currently known only from a single skull and a few post-cranial bones. ''M. purdyi'' is among the largest, if not the largest, members of the genus, as the skull suggests that it would have been over in life. The living species, '' M. maculata'', by comparison, grows to an average length of . References * "A new species of Mene (Perciformes: Menidae) from the Paleocene of South America, with notes on paleoenvironment and a brief review of menid fishes. Menidae, †Mene purdyi Paleocene fish Thanetian life Prehistoric fish of South America Paleogene Peru Fossils of Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mene Maculata
''Mene maculata'', the moonfish, is the only extant member of the genus ''Mene'' and of the family Menidae. The body is highly compressed laterally and very deep vertically. The ventral profile is steep, with a sharp ventral edge. The caudal (tail) fin is deeply forked. The mouth is small and protrusible. The body is silvery below and blue-green on the back, with three to four rows of dark gray spots on the upper side. The first two rays of the pelvic fin are greatly elongated, forming a prominent backward-pointing process on the underside of the fish. The moonfish is native to the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, and in the western Pacific where they can be found near the bottom in brackish and marine waters in the vicinity of reefs. They occur at depths of from . This species can reach a length of TL. It is a commercially important species, being easy to dry without having to be salted. See also * Living fossil A living fossil is an extant taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mene Oblonga
''Mene oblonga'' is a species of ray-finned fish that first appeared in the Monte Bolca Lagerstatten during the Lutetian epoch of the Eocene. For a menid, it has a very shallow body, especially in comparison with the sympatric '' Mene rhombea''. Its fossils are very rare in Monte Bolca. A single fossil from the early Oligocene, referred to as "''Mene oblonga'' var. ''pusilla''," was found in Chiavon, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... References"A new species of Mene (Perciformes: Menidae) from the Paleocene of South America, with notes on paleoenvironment and a brief review of menid fishes." Menidae Eocene fish Oligocene fish Rupelian species extinctions Prehistoric life of Europe {{paleo-perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolca
Bolca is a village in the Veneto, on the southern margin of the Italian Alps. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Vestenanova, in the province of Verona. The area is famous for the marine fossils from the lagerstätte of ''Monte Bolca''. It was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene. Geography Bolca lies in the Lessini Alps. Monte Bolca was originally at the bottom of the Tethys Ocean before being uplifted from the ocean floor during the formation of the Alps. This happened in two stages, one 24 million years ago and one between 30 and 50 million years ago. History The area was settled in prehistoric times, there are remains of a hill fort on Monte Purga dating from around 1000 BC. The Romans were active in the area, and by 1000AD the village had come under the control of a convent of the Augustinian Eremitani. In the thirteenth century the fortunes of the Vestenanova are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagerstätte
A Lagerstätte (, from ''Lager'' 'storage, lair' '' Stätte'' 'place'; plural ''Lagerstätten'') is a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossils with exceptional preservation—sometimes including preserved soft tissues. These formations may have resulted from carcass burial in an anoxic environment with minimal bacteria, thus delaying the decomposition of both gross and fine biological features until long after a durable impression was created in the surrounding matrix. ''Lagerstätten'' span geological time from the Neoproterozoic era to the present. Worldwide, some of the best examples of near-perfect fossilization are the Cambrian Maotianshan shales and Burgess Shale, the Silurian Waukesha Biota, the Devonian Hunsrück Slates and Gogo Formation, the Carboniferous Mazon Creek, the Jurassic Posidonia Shale and Solnhofen Limestone, the Cretaceous Yixian, Santana, and Agua Nueva formations, the Eocene Green River Formation, the Miocene Foulden Maar and Ashfall F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomfret
Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially ''Brama brama'' in South Asia. The earlier form of the pomfret's name was "", a word which probably ultimately comes from Portuguese ''pampo'', referring to various fish such as the blue butterfish ('' Stromateus fiatola''). The fish meat is white in color. Distribution They are found globally in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, as well as numerous seas including the Norwegian, Mediterranean, and Sea of Japan. Nearly all species can be found in the high seas. However, fishes in the genera ''Pterycombus'' and ''Pteraclis'' tend to be found off continental shelves. Further, fishes in the genus ''Eumegistus'' are hypothesized to be largely benthic and found to occupy deep water shelves. Some species of pomfrets are also known as monchong, specifically in Hawaiian cuisine. Genera T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolphinfish
''Coryphaena'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known as the dolphinfishes, and is currently the only known genus in the family Coryphaenidae. The generic name is from Greek κορυφή (''koryphē'', "crown, top") and -αινα (-''aina'', feminine suffix). Species in this genus have compressed heads and single dorsal fins that run the entire length of the fishes' bodies. Dolphinfish are aggressive predatory fish that actively prey upon oceanic forage fishes, while in turn serving as a primary food source for many larger pelagic predators. The dolphinfish can reach up to about , and are some of the fastest-growing species in the ocean. Despite the name, dolphinfishes are unrelated to and look unlike dolphins (which are marine mammals with pointed snouts), and commercially their meat is often labeled with its Hawaiian name mahi-mahi to reduce possible public confusion. The origin of the name "dolphinfish" is recent, to avoid confusion with dolphins, as the traditional nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paleogene
The Paleogene ( ; British English, also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period, geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago (annum, Mya) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Mya. It is the beginning of the Cenozoic Era of the present Phanerozoic Eon. The earlier term Tertiary Period was used to define the span of time now covered by the Paleogene Period and subsequent Neogene Period; despite no longer being recognised as a formal stratigraphy, stratigraphic term, 'Tertiary' is still widely found in earth science literature and remains in informal use. Paleogene is often abbreviated "Pg" (but the United States Geological Survey uses the abbreviation PE for the Paleogene on the Survey's geologic maps). During the Paleogene, evolution of mammals, mammals diversified from relatively small, simple forms into a large group of diverse animals in the wake of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
