Bembridae, Kaup, 1873

Lin, Chien-Hsiang, Wu, Siao-Man, Lin, Chia-Yen & Chien, Chi-Wei, 2023, Early Pliocene otolith assemblages from the outer-shelf environment reveal the establishment of mesopelagic fish fauna over 3 million years ago in southwestern Taiwan, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (23) 142 (1), pp. 1-40 : 32

Bembridae indet.

Figure 18a

Remarks A small, triangular otolith resembles otoliths of the family Bembridae . Despite being a juvenile specimen, its overall outline and sulcus resemble those of Bembras or Parabembras , as depicted in Lin and Chang (2012: pl. 92). Te otoliths of Bembridae can display ontogenetic variations, particularly the overall outline, making accurate identification based on a single specimen more difficult.

Figures

Fig. 18 Fish otoliths from the Lower Pliocene Gutingkeng Formation,southern Taiwan. Scale bars =1 mm. Images are inner views unless otherwise indicated. a Bembridae indet., Site 5, sand layer, ASIZF 0100696. b Antigonia sp., Site 2, ASIZF 0100697. c Pagrus major (Temminck & Schlegel,1843), Site 5, sand layer, ASIZF 0100698. d–e Atrobucca nibe (Jordan & Thompson, 1911), ASIZF 0100699–700, d Site 5, sand layer, e Site 5, mud layer. f utricular otolith, Site 5, sand layer, ASIZF 0100701. 1, ventral view; 2, inner view