Coelorinchus cf. australis (Richardson, 1839)

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 : 421

Coelorinchus cf. australis (Richardson, 1839)

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1980 Coelorinchus australis Schwarzhans W , p. 93–95, fig. 293–297

2007 Coelorinchus australis Furlani D , Gales R, Pemberton D, pag 55 incl fig

Material: 10 specimens in total. Anda1 (1) RGM 962227; Anda2 (1) RGM 962228 ; Anda4 (1) RGM 962229 ; AndaDeVos (2) RGM 962230 ; Roxas (5) RGM 962231 .

One large adult but eroded specimen (LO=10.17, HO=5.01) and two well conserved juvenile specimens (OL:OH= 1.38–1.40) match well with otoliths of the genus Coelorinchus . The specimens resemble otoliths of the Atlantic Coelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810) and Coelorinchus australis from New Zealand and South Australia. They fit in the growth curve of C. australis in a comparison of several Coelorinchus species around New Zealand ( Schwarzhans, 1980). Notwithstanding, the complexity of this genus requires more adult material for definitive species identification.