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Fossil Fishes Of Alabama McWane Science Center

By Jun A. Ebersole, David J. Cicimurri, Gary L. Stringer, Stephen J. Jacquemin & Charles N. Ciampaglio

ISSN 2998-4386

Fossil Fishes of Alabama is part of an ongoing effort to document the immense record of fossil fishes in the state. Check back often for new taxon profiles and updated versions.

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Fossil Fishes Of Alabama

Chapter Four: Paleogene Fishes of Alabama

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4(1) Introduction to the Paleogene Fishes of Alabama Coming Soon
Order Chimaeriformes
- Family Callorhinchidae
  - 4(2) Genus Ischyodus Version 1
Order Heterodontiformes
- Family Heterodontidae
  - 4(3) Genus Heterodontus Version 1
Order Orectolobiformes
- Family Brachaeluridae
  - 4(4) Genus Eostegostoma Coming Soon
- Family Orectolobidae
  - 4(5) Genus Orectolobus Version 1
- Family Ginglymostomatidae
  - 4(6) Genus Ginglymostoma Version 1
  - 4(7) Genus Nebrius Version 1
Order Lamniformes
- Family Otodontidae
  - Genus Otodus
  - 4(8) Subgenus Otodus (Otodus) Version 1
  - 4(9) Subgenus Otodus (Carcharocles) Coming Soon
- Family Mitsukurinidae
  - 4(10) Genus Anomotodon Coming Soon
  - 4(11) Genus Striatolamia Coming Soon
- Family Odontaspididae
- Family Lamnidae
  - 4(19) Genus Macrorhizodus Coming Soon
Order Carcharhiniformes
- Family Scyliorhinidae
  - 4(20) Genus Pachyscyllium Coming Soon
  - 4(21) Genus Premontreia Coming Soon
  - 4(22) Genus Microscyliorhinus Coming Soon
  - 4(23) Genus Stenoscyllium Version 1
- Family Triakidae
  - 4(24) Genus Galeorhinus Coming Soon
  - 4(25) Genus Pachygaleus Version 1
- Family Hemigaleidae
  - 4(26) Genus Hemipristis Version 1
- Family Carcharhinidae
  - 4(27) Genus Carcharhinus Version 1
  - 4(28) Genus Negaprion Coming Soon
  - 4(29) Genus Rhizoprionodon Version 1
  - 4(30) Genus Scoliodon Version 1
  - 4(31) Genus Abdounia Version 1
  - 4(32) Genus Pseudabdounia Version 1
  - 4(33) Genus Physogaleus Coming Soon
- Family Sphyrnidae
  - 4(34) Genus “Sphyrna” Coming Soon
- Family Galeocerdonidae
  - 4(35) Genus Galeocerdo Coming Soon
Order Rhinopristiformes
- Family Pristidae
  - 4(36) Genus Anoxypristis Version 1
  - 4(37) Genus Pristis Coming Soon
  - 4(38) Genus Propristis Version 1
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 4(39) Rhinopristiformes indet. Coming Soon
Order Myliobatiformes
- Family Dasyatidae
  - 4(40) Genus “Dasyatis” Coming Soon
  - 4(41) Genus Casierabatis Coming Soon
  - 4(42) Genus Hypolophites Coming Soon
- Family Gymnuridae
  - 4(43) Genus Jacquhermania Coming Soon
- Family Aetobatidae
  - 4(44) Genus “Aetobatus” Coming Soon
- Family Myliobatidae
  - 4(45) Genus “Aetomylaeus” Version 1
  - 4(46) Genus “Myliobatis” Version 1
  - 4(47) Genus Pseudaetobatus Version 1 NEW
  - 4(48) Genus Meridiania Coming Soon
  - 4(49) Genus Leidybatis Coming Soon
  - 4(50) Myliobatidae indet. Coming Soon
- Family Mobulidae
  - 4(51) Genus Burnhamia Version 1 NEW
  - 4(52) Genus Eoplinthicus Version 1 NEW
- Family Rhinopteridae
  - 4(53) Genus “Rhinoptera” Coming Soon
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 4(54) Genus Aturobatis Version 1 NEW
  - 4(55) Genus Coupatezia Version 1 NEW
  - 4(56) Genus Hypolophodon Version 1 NEW
  - 4(57) Myliobatiformes indet. Coming Soon
Order Pycnodontiformes
- Family Pycnodontidae
  - 4(58) Genus Pycnodus Version 1 NEW
Order Lepisosteiformes
- Family Lepisosteidae
  - 4(59) Lepisosteidae indet. Version 1 NEW
Order Elopiformes
- Family Phyllodontidae
  - 4(60) Genus Egertonia Version 1 NEW
  - 4(61) Genus Paralbula Version 1 NEW
  - 4(62) Genus Phyllodus Version 1 NEW
Order Albuliformes
- Family Albulidae
  - 4(63) Genus Albula Version 1 NEW
Order Siluriformes
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 4(64) Siluriformes indet. Version 1 NEW
Order Holocentriformes
- Family Holocentridae
  - 4(65) Genus Holocentrites Coming Soon
Order Istiophoriformes
- Family Sphyraenidae
  - 4(66) Genus Sphyraena Coming Soon
- Family Xiphiidae
  - 4(67) Genus Xiphiorhynchus Coming Soon
Order Scombriformes
- Family Trichiuridae
  - 4(68) Genus Eutrichiurides Version 1 NEW
  - 4(69) Genus Trichiurides Version 1 NEW
  - 4(70) Genus Trichiurus Version 1 NEW
- Family Scombridae
  - 4(71) Genus Palaeocybium Version 1 NEW
  - 4(72) Genus Scomberomorus Coming Soon
  - 4(73) Genus Gymnosarda Coming Soon
Order Perciformes
- Family Lutjanidae
  - 4(74) Lutjanidae indet. Coming Soon
Order Acanthuriformes
- Family Sciaenidae
  - 4(75) Genus Fisherichthys Coming Soon
  - 4(76) Genus Sciaenops Coming Soon
Order Tetraodontiformes
- Family Ostraciidae
  - 4(77) Ostraciidae indet. Coming Soon
- Family Balistidae
  - 4(78) Genus Lobodus Coming Soon
- Family Diodontidae
  - 4(79) Genus Progymnodon Coming Soon
Order Incertae sedis
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 4(80) Genus Cylindracanthus Coming Soon
4(81) Additional Taxa from the Paleogene of Alabama Coming Soon

Chapter Five: Neogene Fishes of Alabama

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Order Lamniformes
- Family Carchariidae
  - 5(2) Genus Carcharias Version 1
- Family Lamnidae
Order Carcharhiniformes
Order Myliobatiformes
- Family Aetobatidae
  - 5(12) Genus Aetobatus Version 1 NEW
- Family Rhinopteridae
  - 5(13) Genus Rhinoptera Version 1 NEW
Order Lepisosteiformes
- Family Lepisosteidae
  - 5(14) Genus Atractosteus Version 1 NEW
Order Siluriformes
- Family Ariidae
  - 5(15) Genus Ariopsis Version 1 NEW
- Family Ictaluridae
  - 5(16) Genus Ictalurus Version 1 NEW
Order Istiophoriformes
- Family Sphyraenidae
  - 5(17) Genus Sphyraena Version 1 NEW
Order Scombriformes
- Family Trichiuridae
  - 5(18) Genus Trichiurus Coming Soon
- Family Scombridae
  - 5(19) Genus Scomberomorus Coming Soon
Order Acanthuriformes
- Family Sciaenidae
  - 5(20) Genus Aplodinotus Coming Soon
Order Spariformes
- Family Sparidae
  - 5(21) Genus Archosargus Coming Soon
Order Tetraodontiformes
- Family Diodontidae
  - 5(22) Diodontidae indet. Coming Soon
5(23) Additional Taxa from the Neogene of Alabama Coming Soon

Chapter Six: Pleistocene Fishes of Alabama

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6(1) Introduction to the Pleistocene Fishes of Alabama Version 1
Order Acipenseriformes
- 6(2) Family Acipenseridae Version 1
  - Genus Acipenser
  - Genus Scaphirhynchus
Order Lepisosteiformes
- 6(3) Family Lepisosteidae Version 1
  - Genus Lepisosteus
Order Anguilliformes
- 6(4) Family Anguillidae Version 1
  - Genus Anguilla
Order Cypriniformes
- 6(5) Family Cyprinidae Version 1
  - Genus Campostoma
  - Genus Nocomis
- 6(6) Family Catostomidae Version 1 NEW
Order Siluriformes
- 6(7) Family Ictaluridae Version 1 NEW
Order Esociformes
- 6(8) Family Esocidae Version 1 NEW
  - Genus Esox
Order Perciformes
- 6(9) Family Percidae Version 1 NEW
  - Genus Sander
- 6(10) Family Centrarchidae Version 1 NEW
Order Scorpaeniformes
- 6(11) Family Cottidae Coming Soon
  - Genus Cottus
Order Acanthuriformes
- 6(12) Family Sciaenidae Coming Soon
  - Genus Aplodinotus

Chapter Seven: Fossil Otoliths of Alabama

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Order Elopiformes
- Family Elopidae
  - 7(2) Genus Elops Version 1
- Family Osmeroididae
  - 7(3) Genus Osmeroides Version 1
Order Albuliformes
- Family Albulidae
  - 7(4) Genus Albula Version 1
  - 7(5) Genus Elopothrissus Version 1 NEW
  - 7(6) Genus Pterothrissus Coming Soon
Order Anguilliformes
- Family Heterenchelyidae
  - 7(7) Genus Pythonichthys Version 1 NEW
- Family Congridae
  - 7(8) Genus Ariosoma Version 1 NEW
  - 7(9) Genus Protanago Version 1 NEW
  - 7(10) Genus Pseudophichthys Coming Soon
  - 7(11) Genus Rhynchoconger Version 1 NEW
  - 7(12) Genus Gnathophis Version 1 NEW
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(13) Genus Muraenanguilla Coming Soon
Order Osteoglossiformes
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(14) Genus Kokenichthys Version 1 NEW
Order Clupeiformes
- Family Engraulidae
  - 7(15) Genus Anchoa Version 1 NEW
Order Siluriformes
- Family Ariidae
  - 7(16) Genus “Arius” Version 1 NEW
  - 7(17) Genus Ariopsis Version 1 NEW
  - 7(18) Genus Bagre Version 1 NEW
Order Argentiniformes
- Family Argentinidae
  - 7(19) Genus Argentina Version 1 NEW
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(20) Genus Genartina Version 1 NEW
Order Stomiiformes
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(21) Genus Allogenartina Version 1 NEW
Order Aulopiformes
- Family Ichthyotringidae
  - 7(22) Genus Apateodus Version 1 NEW
- Family Synodontidae
  - 7(23) Genus Saurida Coming Soon
- Family Paraulopidae
  - 7(24) Genus Paraulopus Coming Soon
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(25) Genus Pseudotrichiurus Version 1 NEW
Order Aulopiformes
- Family Polymixiidae
  - 7(26) Genus Cowetaichthys Coming Soon
Order Gadiformes
- Family Bregmacerotidae
  - 7(27) Genus Bregmaceros Coming Soon
- Family Gadidae
  - 7(28) Genus Urophycis Coming Soon
Order Gadiformes
- Family Holocentridae
  - 7(29) Genus Myripristis Coming Soon
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(30) Genus Tippaha Coming Soon
Order Trachichthyiformes
- Family Diretmidae
  - 7(31) Genus Diretmus? Coming Soon
- Family Trachichthyidae
  - 7(32) Genus Hoplopteryx Coming Soon
  - 7(33) Genus Hoplostethus? Coming Soon
Order Beryciformes
- Family Berycidae
  - 7(34) Genus Centroberyx Coming Soon
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(35) Genus Eutawichthys Coming Soon
  - 7(36) Genus Argyroberyx? Coming Soon
Order Ophidiiformes
- Family Carapidae
  - 7(37) Genus Carapus Coming Soon
- Family Ophidiidae
  - 7(38) Genus Sirembo? Coming Soon
  - 7(39) Genus Hoplobrotula Coming Soon
  - 7(40) Genus Ophidion Coming Soon
  - 7(41) Genus Lepophidium Coming Soon
  - 7(42) Genus Otophidium Coming Soon
  - 7(43) Genus Ampheristus Coming Soon
  - 7(44) Genus Preophidion Coming Soon
  - 7(45) Genus Signata Coming Soon
- Family Bythitidae
  - 7(46) Genus Dinematichthys Coming Soon
Order Batrachoidiformes
- Family Batrachoididae
  - 7(47) Genus Porichthys Coming Soon
Order Gobiiformes
- Family Gobiidae
  - 7(48) Genus Gobiosoma? Coming Soon
Order Atheriniformes
- Family Atherinidae
  - 7(49) Genus Atherina? Coming Soon
Order Atheriniformes
- Family Paralichthyidae
  - 7(50) Genus Citharichthys Coming Soon
  - 7(51) Genus Paralichthys Coming Soon
  - 7(52) Genus Syacium Coming Soon
- Family Bothidae
  - 7(53) Genus Arnoglossus Coming Soon
- Family Cynoglossidae
  - 7(54) Genus Symphurus Coming Soon
Order Scombriformes
- Family Stromateidae
  - 7(55) Genus Peprilus Coming Soon
Order Trachiniformes
- Family Trachinidae
  - 7(56) Genus Trachinus? Coming Soon
- Family Uranoscopidae
  - 7(57) Genus Astroscopus Coming Soon
Order Perciformes
- Family Acropomatidae
  - 7(58) Genus Plesiopoma Coming Soon
- Family Pempheridae
  - 7(59) Genus Pempheris? Coming Soon
- Family Serranidae
  - 7(60) Genus Centropristis Coming Soon
- Family Lactariidae
  - 7(61) Genus Lactarius Coming Soon
- Family Malacanthidae
  - 7(62) Genus Malacanthus? Coming Soon
  - 7(63) Genus Lopholatilus Coming Soon
- Family Haemulidae
  - 7(64) Genus Orthopristis Coming Soon
  - 7(65) Genus Haemulon? Coming Soon
  - 7(66) Genus Brachydeuterus Coming Soon
  - 7(67) Genus Anisotremus Coming Soon
Order Scorpaeniformes
- Family Scorpaenidae
  - 7(68) Genus Scorpaenopsis Coming Soon
- Family Triglidae
  - 7(69) Genus Prionotus Coming Soon
Order Acanthuriformes
- Family Sciaenidae
  - 7(70) Genus Sciaena Coming Soon
  - 7(71) Genus Jefitchia Coming Soon
  - 7(72) Genus Aplodinotus Coming Soon
  - 7(73) Genus Ekokenia Coming Soon
  - 7(74) Genus Micropogonias Coming Soon
  - 7(75) Genus Stellifer Coming Soon
  - 7(76) Genus Bairdiella Coming Soon
  - 7(77) Genus Larimus Coming Soon
  - 7(78) Genus Cynoscion Coming Soon
  - 7(79) Genus Leiostomus Coming Soon
  - 7(80) Genus Menticirrhus Coming Soon
  - 7(81) Genus Equetulus Coming Soon
Order Spariformes
- Family Nemipteridae
  - 7(82) Genus Nemipterus Coming Soon
- Family Sparidae
  - 7(83) Genus Sparus? Coming Soon
Order Caproiformes
- Family Caproidae
  - 7(84) Genus Antigonia? Coming Soon
Order Incertae sedis
- Family Incertae sedis
  - 7(85) Genus Vox Coming Soon
  - 7(86) Genus Otolithopsis Coming Soon
7(87) Additional Otolith Taxa of Alabama Coming Soon
- Part 1: Taxa identified to higher taxonomic rankings
  - Muraenesocidae indeterminate
  - Anguilliformes indeterminate
  - Congridae indeterminate
  - Osteoglossiformes indeterminate
  - Clupeidae indeterminate
  - Clupeiformes indeterminate
  - Ophidiidae indeterminate
  - Gobiidae? indeterminate
  - Bothidae indeterminate
  - Scombridae indeterminate
- Part 2: Lapilli morphotypes
  - Lapillus Type 1
  - Lapillus Type 2
  - Lapillus Type 3
  - Lapillus Type 4
  - Lapillus Type 5
  - Lapillus Type 6
  - Lapillus Type 7
  - Lapillus Type 8

Fossil Fishes Of Alabama McWane Science Center

Fossil Fishes Of Alabama

Chapter One: Introduction to the Fossil Fishes Of Alabama

Chapter Two: Carboniferous Fishes of Alabama

Chapter Three: Cretaceous Fishes of Alabama

Chapter Four: Paleogene Fishes of Alabama

Chapter Five: Neogene Fishes of Alabama

Chapter Six: Pleistocene Fishes of Alabama

Chapter Seven: Fossil Otoliths of Alabama

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