Carlarius cf. latiscutatus (Günther, 1864)

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 : 20

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00268-4
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scientific name	Carlarius cf. latiscutatus (Günther, 1864)
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Carlarius cf. latiscutatus (Günther, 1864) View in CoL

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Material 2 specimens, SMF PO 101.192 , Dar bel Hamri, Zanclean .

Discussion Te two, large, and thick otoliths of 11.4 and 12.4 mm in length resemble closely the extant specimen figured by Veen and Hoedemakers (2005; pl. 2, Fig. 2 View Fig ). Te outline of the otolith and its proportions match well, but Veen & Hoedemakers did not figure the ventral face with the diagnostic sulcus-like mesial depression and the mesial inward curve (terminology of Ohe in Aguilera et al., 2013). In the case of the specimen from Morocco, this inward curve is relatively long and narrow and only slightly inclined, which would probably represent a distinctive feature. Terefore, this specimen is only tentatively placed in C. latiscutatus . Today, C. latiscutatus occurs south of the northwest African upwelling system from Senegal to Angola.