Bellwoodilabrus, Bannikov & Carnevale, 2010

Bannikov, Alexandre F. & Carnevale, Giorgio, 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), pp. 201-220 : 203

Genus Bellwoodilabrus n. gen.

TYPE AND ONLY SPECIES. — Bellwoodilabrus landinii n. sp.

ETYMOLOGY. — Named in honour of Prof. David R. Bellwood, an Australian ichthyologist and marine biologist (plus the generic name Labrus ). His contribution to the systematics, functional morphology, ecology and biogeography of fossil and extant labrid fishes have shed much light on the evolutionary biology of the Labridae .

DIAGNOSIS. — Body ovoid, with short and deep caudal peduncle; neurocranium with prominent frontal relief; ethmoid-frontal depression present; supraoccipital crest strongly developed, extending anteriorly to the frontals; nasal simple, bar-like; infraorbitals plate-like, with ventral bony fringes; jaw teeth arranged in a single row; enlarged premaxillary canines absent; dentary nearly triangular; posterior preopercular margin entire; lower pharyngeal teeth rounded and molariform; six branchiostegal rays; 24 (9+15) vertebrae; neural spine of the first vertebra moderately reduced; parhypurapophysis absent; dorsal and anal formulae XI + 9 and III + 9, respectively; 12 pectoral-fin rays; first pectoral ray not branched and extremely reduced; scales thin and cycloid, forming scaly sheath at base of anal and spinous dorsal fins; lateral line parallel to dorsal body profile, interrupted below soft dorsal fin.