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Frigocanthus

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Frigocanthus
Temporal range: Pliocene–Pleistocene
Fossil of Frigocanthus margaritatus
Fossil of Frigocanthus stroppanobili
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Frigocanthus
Sorbini & Tyler, 2004

Frigocanthus is a genus of extinct tetraodontiform marine fishes.

Species

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  • Frigocanthus margaritatus
  • Frigocanthus stroppanobili

Fossil record

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Fossils of Frigocanthus are found in the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Italy and in the Pliocene of Greece.[1]

Description

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The filefishes of the genus Frigocanthus have 21 vertebrae and show a remarkable enlargement of scales. Furthermore, they have a strong first dorsal spine with large, prominent barbs. The species Frigocanthus margaritatus can reach a length of about 310 millimetres (12 in).[1]

Bibliography

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  • Sorbini, C. & Tyler, J.C. (2004) Review of the fossil file fishes of the family Monacanthidae (Tetraodontiformes), Pliocene and Pleistocene of Europe, with a new genus, Frigocanthus, and two new species related to the Recent Aluterus. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, 28, 41–76. Geologia Paleontologia Preistoria

References

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  1. ^ a b YUSUKE MIYAJIMA, FUMIO OHE, HAKUICHI KOIKE & HIROSHIGE MATSUOKA First fossil occurrence of a filefish (Tetraodontiformes; Monacanthidae) in Asia, from the Middle Miocene in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan Zootaxa 3786 (3): 382–400