2010 in paleoichthyology

none 2010 paleoichthyology paleontology science paleobotany arthropod paleontology paleoentomology paleomalacology reptile paleontology archosaur paleontology mammal paleontology Paleontology History of science Fishes Newly named jawless vertebrates Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArctictenaspisDavid K. Elliott Alain R. M. Blieck 2010 A new ctenaspid (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from the Early Devonian of Nevada, with comments on taxonomy, paleobiology and paleobiogeography David K. Elliott John G. Maisey Xiaobo Yu Desui Miao Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 25–38 978-3-89937-122-2 ValidElliott & BlieckDevonianPeel Sound FormationCanadaA member of Ctenaspidae. The type species is "Ctenaspis" obruchevi Dineley (1976); genus also includes "Ctenaspis" russelli Dineley (1976) and "Ctenaspis" ornata Dineley (1976).Ariaspis arctataDavid K. Elliott Sandra Swift 2010 A new species of Ariaspis (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from the Late Silurian of the Canadian Arctic Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 6 1874–1878 10.1080/02724634.2010.521900 2010JVPal..30.1874E 128625626 Valid Elliott SwiftLate SilurianCanadaA heterostracan.ZaphoctenaspisValidElliott & BlieckDevonian (Emsian)Sevy DolomiteUnited StatesA member of Ctenaspidae. The type species is Z. meemannae. Newly named placoderms Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBryantolepis williamsiDavid K. Elliott Robert K. Carr 2010 A new species of Bryantolepis Camp, Welles, and Green, 1949 (Placodermi, Arthrodira) from the Early Devonian Water Canyon Formation of northern Utah and southern Idaho, with comments on the endocranium Kirtlandia 57 22–35 http://www.cmnh.org/site/Files/Publications/kirtlandia57.pdf 2015-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040108/https://www.cmnh.org/site/files/publications/kirtlandia57.pdf 2016-03-04 live Valid Elliott & CarrEarly DevonianWater Canyon FormationUnited StatesA member of Arthrodira, a species of Bryantolepis.DolganosteusElga Mark-Kurik 2010 Dolganosteus, a new Early Devonian rhenanid (Placodermi) from northern Siberia David K. Elliott John G. Maisey Xiaobo Yu Desui Miao Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 101–106 978-3-89937-122-2 ValidMark-KurikEarly DevonianRussiaA member of Rhenanida. Genus includes new species D. remotus.MerimbulaspisGavin C. Young 2010 A new antiarch (placoderm fish: Devonian) from the south coast of New South Wales, Australia David K. Elliott John G. Maisey Xiaobo Yu Desui Miao Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 85–100 978-3-89937-122-2 ValidYoungDevonianAustraliaA member of Antiarchi belonging to the group Asterolepidoidei. Genus includes new species M. meemannae.PotangaspisZHU Min WANG Jun-qing WANG Shi-tao. 2010 A new antarctaspid arthrodire (placoderm fish) from the Lower Devonian of Guangxi, China Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48 2 101–110 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2010.02.002 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201006/P020100607370444086754.pdf 14 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120301152016/http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201006/P020100607370444086754.pdf 1 March 2012 liveValid Zhu Min Wang Jun-qing Wang Shi-taoearly Emsian (Early Devonian)Yukiang FormationChinaAn antarctaspid arthrodire. The species is P. parvoculatus. Newly named cartilaginous fishes Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAkaimiaJan Rees 2010 Neoselachian sharks from the Callovian–Oxfordian (Jurassic) of Ogrodzieniec, Zawiercie Region, southern Poland Palaeontology 53 4 887–902 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00967.x 2010Palgy..53..887R free Valid ReesCallovian – OxfordianOgrodzieniecPolandA primitive carpet shark.AvonacanthusJohn G. Maisey 2010 Heslerodidae (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii), a new family of Paleozoic phalacanthous sharks Kirtlandia 57 13–21 http://www.cmnh.org/site/Files/Publications/kirtlandia57.pdf 2015-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040108/https://www.cmnh.org/site/files/publications/kirtlandia57.pdf 2016-03-04 live Valid MaiseyEarly CarboniferousUnited KingdomA member of Elasmobranchii, possibly a heslerodid; a new genus for "Ctenacanthus" brevis Agassiz (1837).Cretorectolobus robustusValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianCanadaDenaea saltsmaniMichał Ginter Michael Hansen 2010 Teeth of the cladodont shark Denaea from the Carboniferous of central North America Dariusz Nowakowski Morphology and Systematics of Fossil Vertebrates DN Publisher Wrocław - Poland 29–44 978-83-928020-1-3Valid Ginter HansenCarboniferous (Pennsylvanian)United StatesA member of Symmoriiformes, possibly a member of Stethacanthidae; a species of Denaea.Denaea williamsiValid Ginter HansenCarboniferous (late Mississippian)Poland Russia United Kingdom United StatesA member of Symmoriiformes, possibly a member of Stethacanthidae; a species of Denaea.Edaphodon hesperisJi-Yeon Shin 2010 A new species of Edaphodon (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the Upper Cretaceous Haslam Formation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 4 1012–1018 10.1080/02724634.2010.483538 2010JVPal..30.1012S 129640356 Valid ShinCampanianHaslam FormationCanadaA holocephalan, a species of Edaphodon.EoscymnusJacques Herman Guy Van Den Eeckhaut 2010 Inventaire systématique des Invertebrata, Vertebrata, Plantae et Fungi des Sables de Bruxelles à Zaventem Geominpal Belgica Découvertes Géologiques, Minéralogiques et Paléontologiques en Belgique 1 32–64 http://geominpal.be/Geominpal%20Belgica%201/Geominpal%20Belgica%201.pdf 2015-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217061550/http://geominpal.be/Geominpal%20Belgica%201/Geominpal%20Belgica%201.pdf 2015-02-17 dead Valid Herman Van Den EeckhautLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to EoceneBelgium France Morocco United StatesAn eoscymnid squaliform. The type species is Eoscymnus anthonisi.Eostriatolamia paucicorrugataValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianCanadaFoumtizia deschutteriValid Herman Van Den EeckhautEoceneBelgiumA catshark or a houndshark, a species of Foumtizia.JiaodontusStefanie Klug Thomas Tütken Oliver Wings Hans-Ulrich Pfretzschner Thomas Martin 2010 A Late Jurassic freshwater shark assemblage (Chondrichthyes, Hybodontiformes) from the southern Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 90 241–257 10.1007/s12549-010-0032-2 3 129236098 Valid Klug Tütken et al.Klug, Tütken, Wings, Pfretzschner, Martin.OxfordianQigu FormationChinaA lonchidiid hybodontiform.MeristodonoidesCharlie J. Underwood Stephen L. Cumbaa 2010 Chondrichthyans from a Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) bonebed, Saskatchewan, Canada Palaeontology 53 903–944 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00969.x 4 2010Palgy..53..903U free Valid Underwood CumbaaAptian to MaastrichtianCanada USAA new genus for "Hybodus" rajkovichi (Case, 2001). Other species included in this genus are: "Hybodus" butleri (Thurmond, 1971), "Hybodus" montanensis (Case, 1978) and "Hybodus" novojerseyensis (Case and Cappetta, 2004).Orectoloboides angulatusValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianCanadaOrectoloboides gijseniValid Herman Van Den EeckhautEoceneBelgiumA wobbegong.PalaeogenotodusJunior synonym Herman Van Den EeckhautEarly Cretaceous (Albian) to Eocene (Ypresian)Angola Belgium France Morocco United KingdomInitially thought to be an eoptolamnid lamniform, subsequently assigned to Otodontidae. The type species is Paleogenotodus luypaertsi. Herman and Van Waes (2012) considered the genus Palaeogenotodus to be a synonym of the genus Otodus; the authors retained the type species P. luypaertsi as a distinct species within the genus Otodus.Jacques Herman Hilde Van Waes 2012 Observations concernant l'Evolution et la Systématique de quelques Euselachii, Neoselachii et Batoidei (Pisces - Elasmobranchii), actuels et fossiles Geominpal Belgica Découvertes Géologiques, Minéralogiques et Paléontologiques en Belgique 2 1–89 http://www.geominpal.be/Geominpal%20Belgica%202/Geominpal%20Belgica%202.pdf 2015-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217061123/http://geominpal.be/Geominpal%20Belgica%202/Geominpal%20Belgica%202.pdf 2015-02-17 dead Palaeoxyris friessiRonald Böttcher 2010 Description of the shark egg capsule Palaeoxyris friessi n. sp. from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic) of SW Germany and discussion of all known egg capsules from the Triassic of the Germanic Basin Palaeodiversity 3 123–139 http://www.palaeodiversity.org/pdf/03/Palaeodiversity_Bd3_Boettcher.pdf 23 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217192651/http://www.palaeodiversity.org/pdf/03/Palaeodiversity_Bd3_Boettcher.pdf 17 December 2014 live Valid BöttcherLadinianErfurt FormationGermanyEgg capsule of a probable hybodont shark.Ptychodus rhombodusValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianCanadaRoulletia canadensisValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianCanadaTelodontaspisValid Underwood CumbaaCenomanianCanadaThe type species is Telodontaspis agassizensis. Newbrey et al. (2013) considered this genus to be a junior synonym of the genus Cretoxyrhina, though they maintained the species T. agassizensis as a separate species within the genus Cretoxyrhina.Michael G. Newbrey Mikael Siverson Todd D. Cook Allison M. Fotheringham Rebecca L. Sanchez 2013 Vertebral morphology, dentition, age, growth, and ecology of the large lamniform shark Cardabiodon ricki Acta Palaeontologica Polonica in press 10.4202/app.2012.0047 free TitanonarkeMarcelo R. de Carvalho 2010 Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the giant electric ray from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes) David K. Elliott John G. Maisey Xiaobo Yu Desui Miao Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 183–198 978-3-89937-122-2 Validde CarvalhoEoceneMonte BolcaItalyAn electric ray. The type species is "Narcine" molini Jaekel (1894).Triaenodon willeiValid Herman Van Den EeckhautEoceneBelgiumA relative of the whitetip reef shark.Urobatis molleniDirk Hovestadt Maria Hovestadt-Euler 2010 Urobatis molleni nov.sp. (Chondrichthyes – Myliobatiformes – Urolophidae) In the Eocene of Belgium Geominpal Belgica Découvertes Géologiques, Minéralogiques et Paléontologiques en Belgique 1 65–68 http://geominpal.be/Geominpal%20Belgica%201/Geominpal%20Belgica%201.pdf 2015-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217061550/http://geominpal.be/Geominpal%20Belgica%201/Geominpal%20Belgica%201.pdf 2015-02-17 dead Valid Hovestadt Hovestadt-EulerEocene (Ypresian to early Lutetian)Aalter FormationBelgiumA stingray, a species of Urobatis.Welcommia cappettaiStefanie Klug Jürgen Kriwet 2010 A new Late Jurassic species of the rare synechodontiform shark, Welcommia (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii) Paläontologische Zeitschrift 84 3 413–419 10.1007/s12542-010-0058-9 129213049 Valid Klug KriwetMiddle OxfordianGermanyA synechodontiform shark, a species of Welcommia. Newly named bony fishes Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcanthocepola siccaWerner Schwarzhans 2010 The Otoliths from the Miocene of the North Sea Basin Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands 1–352 978-3-8236-1582-8 Sp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA bandfish, a species of Acanthocepola.AlacongerWerner Schwarzhans 2010 Otolithen aus den Gerhartsreiter Schichten (Oberkreide: Maastricht) des Gerhartsreiter Grabens (Oberbayern) Palaeo Ichthyologica 4 1–100 http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/07pala/e1_44.php 2015-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150720184525/http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/07pala/e1_44.php 2015-07-20 live Gen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to EoceneFrance GermanyA member of Congridae. The type species is Alaconger triquetrus; genus also contains A. eocaenicus (Sulc, 1932).Amblyeleotris radwanskaaeSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneAustriaA goby, a species of Amblyeleotris.Ampheristus brevicaudaSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA cusk-eel, a species of Ampheristus.Ampheristus traunensisSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA cusk-eel, a species of Ampheristus.Aphia weinbrechtiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA relative of the transparent goby.Archaeotetraodon bannikoviGiorgio Carnevale James C. Tyler 2010 Review of the fossil pufferfish genus Archaeotetraodon (Teleostei, Tetraodontidae), with description of three new taxa from the Miocene of Italy Geobios 43 3 283–304 10.1016/j.geobios.2009.10.005 2010Geobi..43..283C Valid Carnevale & TylerMioceneItalyA member of Tetraodontidae, a species of Archaeotetraodon.Archaeotetraodon dicarloiValid Carnevale & TylerMioceneItalyA member of Tetraodontidae, a species of Archaeotetraodon.Archaeotetraodon zafaranaiValid Carnevale & TylerMioceneItalyA member of Tetraodontidae, a species of Archaeotetraodon.ArchaulopusGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA greeneye. The type species is Archaulopus acutus.Argentina voigtiSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA herring smelt, a species of Argentina.ArgyroberyxGen. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Austria Germany United States?A relative of spinyfins. A new genus for "Otolithus (Ganoidarum)" dentatus Liebus (1927); genus might also contain "? Caproidarum" dockeryi Nolf & Stringer (1996).Ateleopus ariejansseniSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA jellynose fish, a species of Ateleopus.Ateleopus nolfiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneBelgiumA jellynose fish, a species of Ateleopus.Atlantoceratodus patagonicusFederico Agnolin 2010 A new species of the genus Atlantoceratodus (Dipnoiformes: Ceratodontoidei) from the Uppermost Cretaceous of Patagonia and a brief overview of fossil dipnoans from the Cretaceous and Paleogene of South America Brazilian Geographical Journal: Geosciences and Humanities Research Medium 1 2 162–210 https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=3638695 Valid AgnolinLate Cretaceous (Campanian or Maastrichtian)Allen FormationArgentinaA lungfish, a species of Atlantoceratodus.AuriculithusGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA member of Sternoptychidae. The type species is Auriculithus pattersoni.BannikovpercaLouis Taverne 2010 Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 32°. Trois nouveaux Perciformes: Zorzinperca weverberghi gen. et sp. nov., Johnsonperca annavaccarii gen. et sp. nov. et Bannikovperca apula gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Percomorpha) Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 34 51–80 http://www.museostorianaturaleverona.it/media/_Musei/_StoriaNaturale/_Allegati/Biblioteca/Bollettino/Bollettino%2034/051-080_Taverne_ok.indd.pdf Gen. et sp. nov TaverneLate Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichrian boundary)ItalyInitially classified as a member of Perciformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Percoidei; subsequently reinterpreted as a slimehead.Louis Taverne Luigi Capasso 2014 Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 37°. Compléments à l'étude de Bannikovperca apula Taverne, 2010 (Teleostei, Beryciformes, Trachichthyidae) Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 38 17–26 http://www.museostorianaturaleverona.it/media/_Musei/_StoriaNaturale/_Allegati/Biblioteca/Bollettino/Bollettino%2038/Geologia%20Preistoria/2._Taverne_Capasso_Bannikovperca.pdf The type species is Bannikovperca apula.Bathycongrus teredophilusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany PolandA member of Congridae, a species of Bathycongrus.Bathyuroconger sincerusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA member of Congridae, a species of Bathyuroconger.BavaricongerGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to Paleocene (Thanetian)Werner Schwarzhans 2012 Fish otoliths from the Paleocene of Bavaria (Kressenberg) and Austria (Kroisbach and Oiching-Graben) Palaeo Ichthyologica 12 1–88 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259233372 Austria GermanyA member of Congridae. The type species is Bavariconger pollerspoecki.BavariscopelusGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Santonian to Maastrichtian) to PaleoceneDenmark France Germany SpainOriginally considered to be a lanternfish; subsequently only classified as a member of Myctophiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement by Schwarzhans (2012). The type species is Bavariscopelus bispinosus; genus also contains "genus Apogonidarum" vetustus Nolf (2003).BeauryiaGen. et sp. et comb? nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Germany Austria?A relative of spinyfins. The type species is Beauryia medialis; genus might also contain ? B. obovatus (Liebus, 1927) from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) of Carinthia.BellwoodilabrusAlexandre F. Bannikov Giorgio Carnevale 2010 Bellwoodilabrus landinii n. gen., n. sp., a new genus and species of labrid fish (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca Geodiversitas 32 2 201–220 10.5252/g2010n2a2 128508146 https://zenodo.org/record/4688386Valid Bannikov CarnevaleEocene (late Ypresian)Monte Bolca localityItalyA wrasse. The type species is Bellwoodilabrus landinii.Blennius dividatusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA combtooth blenny, a species of Blennius.Bollmannia nubilaSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA goby, a species of Bollmannia.BonnerichthysMatt Friedman Kenshu Shimada Larry D. Martin Michael J. Everhart Jeff Liston Anthony Maltese Michael Triebold 2010 100-million-year dynasty of giant planktivorous bony fishes in the Mesozoic seas Science 20167784 327 5968 990–993 10.1126/science.1184743 http://science-mag.aaas.org/cgi/content/abstract/327/5968/990 14 January 2011 2010Sci...327..990F 206524637 Valid Friedman Shimada et al.Friedman, Shimada, Martin, Everhart, Liston, Maltese, Triebold.CenomanianNiobrara Chalk FormationUSAA gigantic pachycormid fish, a new genus for "Portheus" gladius (Cope, 1873).BullichthysDiogo Mayrinck Paulo M. Brito Olga Otero 2010 A new albuliform (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil Cretaceous Research 31 2 227–236 10.1016/j.cretres.2009.11.002 2010CrRes..31..227M Valid Mayrinck Brito OteroLower Cretaceous Santana FormationBrazilAn albuliform fish. The species is B. santanensis.Cataetyx cautusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA viviparous brotula, a species of Cataetyx.CaucasiganusAlexandre F. Bannikov James C. Tyler Chiara Sorbini 2010 Two new taxa of Eocene rabbitfishes (Perciformes, Siganidae) from the North Caucasus (Russia), with redescription of Acanthopygaeus agassizi (Eastman) from Monte Bolca (Italy) and a phylogenetic analysis of the family Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 34 3–21 http://www.museostorianaturaleverona.it/media/_Musei/_StoriaNaturale/_Allegati/Biblioteca/Bollettino/Bollettino%2034/003-022_Bannikov.indd.pdf Gen. et sp. nov Bannikov Tyler SorbiniEocene (Bartonian) and early OligoceneIran RussiaA rabbitfish. The type species is Caucasiganus eocaenicus from the Eocene of Russia; genus also includes second, unnamed species from the early Oligocene of Iran.Chelidonichthys mistensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA smallscaled gurnard.Ciliata crimmeniSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Lotidae, a species of Ciliata.Coelorinchus supramedianusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA grenadier, a species of Coelorinchus.Deltentosteus eggenburgensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneAustriaA goby, a species of Deltentosteus.Diaphus extremusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA lanternfish, a species of Diaphus.Diaphus guersiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA lanternfish, a species of Diaphus.Diaphus simplexSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneDenmark GermanyA lanternfish, a species of Diaphus.Dibranchus auriculatusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Ogcocephalidae, a species of Dibranchus.Diretmus primusSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA spinyfin related to the silver spinyfin.Encheliophis woltrupensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA pearlfish, a species of Encheliophis.Enchodus zimapanensisChristopher Fielitz Katia A. González-Rodríguez 2010 A new species of Enchodus (Aulopiformes: Enchodontidae) from the Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) of Zimapán, Hidalgo, México Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 5 1343–1351 10.1080/02724634.2010.501438 2010JVPal..30.1343F 84281080Valid Fielitz González-RodríguezAlbian to CenomanianEl Doctor FormationMexicoAn enchodontid aulopiform, a species of Enchodus.Engyophrys arnoldmuelleriSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Bothidae, a species of Engyophrys.Gadichthys serratusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneDenmark GermanyA member of Gadidae, a species of Gadichthys.Gadichthys syltensis abruptusSubsp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Gadidae, a subspecies of Gadichthys syltensis.Gadiculus deurnensis compactusSubsp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Gadidae, a subspecies of Gadiculus deurnensis.Gadiculus deurnensis macerSubsp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Gadidae, a subspecies of Gadiculus deurnensis.Gobius rudisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA goby, a species of Gobius.Gobius simplicissimusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA goby, a species of Gobius.Gobius tenuisulcusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA goby, a species of Gobius.Gymnogeophagus eocenicusMaria C. Malabarba Luiz R. Malabarba Cecilia Del Papa 2010 Gymnogeophagus eocenicus, n. sp. (Perciformes: Cichlidae), an Eocene cichlid from the Lumbrera Formation in Argentina Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 2 341–350 10.1080/02724631003618348 2010JVPal..30..341M 86213335 11336/55175 free Valid Malabarba, Malabarba & Del PapaEoceneLumbrera FormationArgentinaA cichlid, a species of Gymnogeophagus."genus Hemiramphidarum" insolitusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA halfbeak of uncertain generic assignment.HolocentronotusGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to EoceneGermany New ZealandA member of Holocentridae. The type species is Holocentronotus percomorphus; genus also contains H. palasulcatus (Schwarzhans 1980), H. ventriosus (Schwarzhans 1980) and H. amplus (Schwarzhans 1980), all from the Eocene of New Zealand.Hoplobrotula tenuinotataSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA cusk-eel, a species of Hoplobrotula.Hoplunnis massivusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA member of Nettastomatidae, a species of Hoplunnis.Hygophum brzobohatyiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA lanternfish, a species of Hygophum.Hyporhamphus ronaldjansseniSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA halfbeak, a species of Hyporhamphus.IsozenGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (late Santonian to Maastrichtian) to PaleoceneDenmark France GermanyA member of Zeiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, related to the family Parazenidae. The type species is Isozen beateae; genus also contains "genus Zeiformorum" tyleri Nolf 2003 and "genus Zeiformorum" janni Schwarzhans (2003).JohnsonpercaGen. et sp. nov TaverneLate Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichrian boundary)ItalyA member of Perciformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Percoidei. The type species is Johnsonperca annavaccarii.Kathetostoma drusianusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA stargazer, a species of Kathetostoma.KokenichthysGen. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Germany United StatesA member of Osteoglossiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "genus ? Albulidarum" ensis Nolf & Dockery (1990).LagosiganusGen. et sp. nov Bannikov Tyler SorbiniEocene (Bartonian)Kuma HorizonRussiaA rabbitfish. The type species is Lagosiganus parinterneuralis.Lamprogrammus joergennielseniSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA cusk-eel, a species of Lamprogrammus.Lavinia lugaskiiThomas S. Kelly 2010 A new chub (Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the middle Miocene (early Clarendonian) Aldrich Station Formation, Lyon County, Nevada Paludicola 7 4 137–157Valid KellyMiddle Miocene (early Clarendonian)Aldrich Station FormationUnited StatesA cyprinid fish, a species of Lavinia.Lepidotrigla dingdenensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA sea robin, a species of Lepidotrigla.Lepidotrigla modicaSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA sea robin, a species of Lepidotrigla.Lepidotrigla necrophagusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA sea robin, a species of Lepidotrigla.Lepidotrigla vierlandicaSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA sea robin, a species of Lepidotrigla.MacropycnodonShimada, K. Williamson, T. E. Sealey, P. L. 2010 A new gigantic pycnodont fish from the Juana Lopez Member of the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale of New Mexico, U.S.A Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 2 598–603 10.1080/02724631003618298 2010JVPal..30..598S 129687572 Valid Shimada Williamson SealeyUpper Cretaceous Mancos Shale FormationUSAA gigantic pycnodont fish.MagnigenaPeter L. Forey Eric J. Hilton 2010 Two new Tertiary osteoglossid fishes (Teleostei: Osteoglossomorpha) with notes on the history of the family David K. Elliott John G. Maisey Xiaobo Yu Desui Miao Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 215–246 978-3-89937-122-2 ValidForey & HiltonPaleoceneUmm Himar FormationSaudi ArabiaAn arowana. Genus includes new species M. arabica.Microgadus ipswichensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMiddle PlioceneUnited KingdomA member of Gadidae, a species of Microgadus.Mesobius lohneensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA grenadier, a species of Mesobius.Morone exercitusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneDenmark GermanyA temperate bass, a species of Morone.Morone sororiusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneDenmark GermanyA temperate bass, a species of Morone.Myrichthys valensSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA member of Ophichthidae, a species of Myrichthys.Nigerium tamaguelenseAlison Longbottom 2010 A new species of the catfish Nigerium from the Palaeogene of the Tilemsi Valley, Republic of Mali Palaeontology 53 3 571–594 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00946.x 2010Palgy..53..571L free Sp. nov LongbottomEarly EoceneMaliA catfish belonging to the family Claroteidae.Notoscopelus ostiolatusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA lanternfish, a species of Notoscopelus.Oblada torneschensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA relative of the saddled seabream.OliganodonAlexandre F. Bannikov 2010 Fossil vertebrates of Russia and adjacent countries. Fossil acanthopterygians fishes (Teleostei, Acanthopterygii) GEOS 1–244 978-5-89118-504-3 Gen. et comb. nov BannikovOligoceneAbkhazia Azerbaijan Czech Republic France Germany Hungary Poland Romania Russia UkraineA member of Percoidei. Genus includes "Smerdis" budensis Heckel (1856) and "Serranus" comparabilis Daniltshenko (1960). However, Prokofiev (2009) already established a new genus Oligoserranoides for these two species.A.M. Prokofiev К систематике олигоценовых перкоидных рыб, известных под сборным названием "Serranus budensis", с выделением новых таксонов Актуальные проблемы современной науки 46 199–222 2009 https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=12942372 OrrichthysGiorgio Carnevale Theodore W. Pietsch 2010 Eocene handfishes from Monte Bolca, with description of a new genus and species, and a phylogeny of the family Brachionichthyidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160 4 621–647 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00623.x freeValid Carnevale & PietschEocene (Ypresian)Monte Bolca localityItalyA handfish. The type species is Orrichthys longimanus.Owstonia badenensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneAustriaA bandfish, a species of Owstonia.Pagrus vandornickiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA member of Sparidae, a species of Pagrus.PalaeostomiasGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA relative of barbeled dragonfishes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Palaeostomias praematurus.Pampus pampauensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Stromateidae, a species of Pampus.Pampus uedemensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Stromateidae, a species of Pampus.Paralichthys transatlanticusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Paralichthyidae, a species of Paralichthys.Parascombrops malziSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneDenmark Germany NetherlandsA member of Acropomatidae, a species of Parascombrops."genus aff. Parascombrops" postgeronSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA member of Acropomatidae related to members of the genus Parascombrops.Paratrisopterus glaberSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Gadidae, a species of Paratrisopterus.Peprilus hoedemakersiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA member of Stromateidae, a species of Peprilus.Peristedion menzeliSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyAn armored searobin, a species of Peristedion.PfeilichthysGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA relative of members of the family Holocentridae. The type species is Pfeilichthys pfeili.Pisodonophis cetacephalusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA member of Ophichthidae, a species of Pisodonophis.PlesioherosPatricia Alano Perez Maria Claudia Malabarba Cecilia Del Papa 2010 A new genus and species of Heroini (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the early Eocene of southern South America Neotropical Ichthyology 8 3 631–642 10.1590/S1679-62252010000300008 free 11336/54590 free Valid Perez, Malabarba & Del PapaEoceneLumbrera FormationArgentinaA cichlid belonging to the tribe Heroini. The type species is P. chauliodus.PlesiopomaGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Coniacian to Maastrichtian)Austria France Germany SpainA member of Acropomatidae. The type species is Plesiopoma otiosa; genus also contains P. anhaltinus (Voigt, 1926), P. weinbergeri (Sieber & Weinfurter, 1967) and P. bilottei (Nolf, 2003).PolazzodusPoyoto-Ariza, F. J. 2010 Polazzodus, gen. nov., a new pycnodont fish from the Late Cretaceous of northeastern Italy Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 3 650–664 10.1080/02724631003762955 2010JVPal..30..650P 86751972Valid Poyoto-ArizaLate CretaceousItalyA pycnodont fish. The species is P. coronatus.PollerspoeckiaGen. et sp. et comb. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Turonian to Maastrichtian)Germany Spain United KingdomA relative of members of the genus Pterothrissus. The type species is Pollerspoeckia siegsdorfensis; genus also contains P. rotunda (Stinton, 1973) and P. bagassianus (Nolf, 2003)."genus Polymixiidarum" beauryiSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA Polymixiidae. Assigned to the genus Cowetaichthys by Schwarzhans, Huddleston & Takeuchi (2018).Werner W. Schwarzhans Richard W. Huddleston Gary T. Takeuchi 2018 A late Santonian fish-fauna from the Eutaw Formation of Alabama reconstructed from otoliths Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 124 1 45–72 10.13130/2039-4942/9624 Pomatoschistus flensburgensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA goby, a species of Pomatoschistus.Ponticola wiesenensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneAustriaA goby, a species of Ponticola.PotamoceratodusJason D. Pardo Adam K. Huttenlocker Bryan J. Small Mark A. Gorman II 2010 The cranial morphology of a new genus of lungfish (Osteichthyes: Dipnoi) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 5 1352–1359 10.1080/02724634.2010.501430 2010JVPal..30.1352P 86394597 Valid Pardo Huttenlocker et al.Pardo, Huttenlocker, Small, Gorman II.Late JurassicMorrison FormationUSAA lungfish, a new genus for "Ceratodus" guentheri (Marsh, 1878).Prionotus chamavensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA sea robin, a species of Prionotus.Prionotus europaeusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA sea robin, a species of Prionotus.Pristigenys hermaniLouis Taverne Dirk Nolf 2010 Les Priacanthidae (Teleostei, Perciformes) des Sables de Lede (Éocène moyen, Belgique): ostéologie et otolithes Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 80 187–243 Valid Taverne NolfMiddle EoceneBelgiumA priacanthid, a species of Pristigenys.Pristigenys schieckiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA priacanthid, a species of Pristigenys.ProtobathylagusGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA deep-sea smelt. The type species is Protobathylagus effusus.ProtobythitesGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Germany United StatesWerner Schwarzhans Gary L. Stringer 2020 Fish otoliths from the late Maastrichtian Kemp Clay (Texas, USA) and the early Danian Clayton Formation (Arkansas, USA) and an assessment of extinction and survival of teleost lineages across the K-Pg boundary based on otoliths Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 126 2 395–446 10.13130/2039-4942/13425 A cusk-eel. The type species is Protobythites brzobohatyi.Pteralbula foreyiSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Germany United States?Originally described as a species of Pteralbula, but subsequently transferred to the genus Pterothrissus.Qingmenodus 10.1098/rspb.2009.0708 Lu Jing Zhu Min 2010 An onychodont fish (Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii) from the Early Devonian of China, and the evolution of the Onychodontiformes Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 1679 293–299 19515665 2842670Gen. et sp. nov Lu ZhuDevonian (late Pragian)Posongchong FormationChinaA member of Onychodontida. The type species is Q. yui.RhinconichthysValid Friedman Shimada et al.CenomanianJapan UKA gigantic pachycormid fish. The species is Rhinconichthys tayloriRhinonemus gaemersiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Lotidae, a species of Rhinonemus.Rhombichthys10.1080/02724630903409089 Khalloufi, B. Zaragueta-Bagils, R. and Lelievre, H. 2010 Rhombichthys intocabilis, gen. et sp. nov. (Ellimmichthyiformes, Clupeomorpha, Teleostei), from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Ein Yabrud, Middle East: Anatomical descriptions and phylogenetic implications Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 1 57–67 2010JVPal..30...57K 86625975 freeValid Khalloufi Zaragueta-Bagils LelievreCenomanianEin YabrudWest BankA double-armored member of the Ellimmichthyiformes.Rhynchoconger accentuatusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneNetherlandsA member of Congridae, a species of Rhynchoconger."genus aff. Rhynchoconger" pigerSp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Germany United StatesA member of Congridae related to members of the genus Rhynchoconger.RobinsondipterusJohn A. Long 2010 New holodontid lungfishes from the Upper Devonian Gogo Formation of Western Australia David K. Elliott John G. Maisey Xiaobo Yu Desui Miao Morphology, Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Fossil Fishes Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 275–298 978-3-89937-122-2 ValidLongLate DevonianGogo FormationAustraliaA holodontid lungfish. The type species is "Holodipterus" longi Campbell & Barwick (1991).Saccogaster vonderhochtiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA viviparous brotula, a species of Saccogaster.Sciaena abotritaSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Sciaenidae, a species of Sciaena.Sciaena achimensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Sciaenidae, a species of Sciaena.Sciaenops cimbricusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Sciaenidae, a species of Sciaenops.ShuleichthysMurry, A. M. You, H.-L. Peng, C. 2010 A new Cretaceous osteoglossomorph fish from Gansu Province, China Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 2 322–332 10.1080/02724631003621961 2010JVPal..30..322M 84159091 Valid Murry You PengCretaceousChinaA osteoglossomorph fish. The species is S. brachypteryx.SillaginocentrusGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA relative of members of the family Holocentridae. The type species is Sillaginocentrus alienus.Solea ijsselanusSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA member of Soleidae, a species of Solea.Solea wolfiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA member of Soleidae, a species of Solea.Trachinus wettenensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA weever, a species of Trachinus.TraubiellaGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA relative of members of the family Holocentridae. The type species is Traubiella anagoformis.TraunichthysGen. et sp. nov SchwarzhansLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyA possible relative of ridgeheads. The type species is Traunichthys pfeili.Trigla vandervoortiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermanyA relative of the piper gurnard.Triglopsis chaucensisSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA member of Cottidae, a species of Triglopsis.XeradipterusClement, A. M. Long, J. A. 2010 Xeradipterus hatcheri, a new dipnoan from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia, and other new holodontid material Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 1 681–695 10.1080/02724631003763482 2010JVPal..30..681C 83739846Valid Clement LongLate Devonian (Frasnian)Gogo FormationAustraliaA holodontid lungfish.Zeugopterus martiniiSp. nov SchwarzhansMioceneGermany NetherlandsA member of Scophthalmidae, a species of Zeugopterus.ZorzinpercaGen. et sp. nov TaverneLate Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichrian boundary)ItalyA member of Perciformes belonging to the group Percoidei, a relative of Nardoichthys. The type species is Zorzinperca weverberghi. Notes CAL References Category:2010 in paleontology