''Blabe'' is an extinct genus of small, prehistoric
ray-finned fish probably belonging to the
family Serranidae that lived during the middle division of the
Eocene epoch of
Egypt.
It has a single known species, ''B. crawleyi'', known from the Upper
Lutetian limestone of the ancient
Tura quarry.
The generic name translates as "nuisance," referring to how the lack of scales on the type specimen frustrated its describer's attempts to understand the fish's exact systemic position. The specific name commemorates one Cecil Crawley, who discovered the first specimen.
"Annals & magazine of natural history" Taylor and Francis, 1936
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See also
* Prehistoric fish
* List of prehistoric bony fish
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References
Serranidae
Enigmatic ray-finned fish taxa
Eocene fish
Eocene animals of Africa
Lutetian genera
Fossils of Egypt
Taxa named by Errol White
Fossil taxa described in 1936
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