Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871)

Van Hinsbergh, Victor W. M. & Helwerda, Renate A., 2019, Fish Otoliths from the Cabarruyan Piacenzian-Gelasian fauna found in the Philippines, Zootaxa 4563 (3), pp. 401-443 : 408

Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871)

(Figure 21)

1985 Ƒalenciennellus tripunctulatus Martini E, Gaemers PAM, pp. 954–955, plate 1, fig. 23–24

1999 Ƒalenciennellus tripunctulatus Rivaton J, Bourret P , pp. 212–213, pl.97 fig. 12–19

1999 Ƒalenciennellus tripunctulatus Nolf D, Capetta H , plate 4, fig. 13–15

2006 Ƒalenciennellus tripunctulatus Girone A, Nolf D, Capetta H , p.658, fig. 2.9

2013 Ƒalenciennellus tripunctulatus Nolf D , plate 49

Material: 1 specimen in total. Anda4 (1) RGM 962126.

The depicted otolith (OL:OH= 0.77) is identical to the recent V. tripunctulatus . It is of interest to note the presence of boring sponge channels as decalcified areas in the light microscopic picture of the specimen, while the SEM only shows the entry/exit holes of the sponge channels (Figure 21a,b).