Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882

Schwarzhans, Werner, 2023, Geology and stratigraphy of the Neogene section along the Oued Beth between Dar bel Hamri and El Kansera (Rharb Basin, northwestern Morocco) and its otolith-based fish fauna: a faunal inventory for the Early, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (4) 142 (1), pp. 1-85 : 56

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scientific name	Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882
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Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882 View in CoL

Figure 26k View Fig

1997 Pagellus aff. bellottii Steindachner, 1882 —Nolf & Marques da Silva: pl. 2, Figs. 3 View Fig , 4 View Fig .

2022 Pagellus cf. bellottii Steindachner, 1882 —van Hinsbergh & Hoedemakers: pl. 36, Fig. 7 View Fig .

Material 13 specimens, Dar bel Hamri, Zanclean (figured specimen SMF PO 101.263 ) .

Discussion Otoliths of Pagellus bellottii are characterized by a relatively high body and pronounced mid- und postdorsal angles (see Lombarte et al., 2006 for figures of extant otoliths). Tey resemble P. erythrinus but are more compressed. Today, Pagellus bellottii occurs from the Strait of Gibraltar to Angola ( Froese & Pauly, 2022). Its occurrence in the Mediterranean is considered to represent a recent immigration through the Strait of Gibraltar ( Golani et al., 2021).