Microgobius carri Fowler, 1945

Schwarzhans, Werner W. & Aguilera, Orangel A., 2024, Otoliths of the Gobiidae from the Neogene of tropical America, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (13) 143 (1), pp. 1-129 : 60

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scientific name	Microgobius carri Fowler, 1945
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Microgobius carri Fowler, 1945 View in CoL

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Material 6 specimens Gelasian, Moin FM , Atlantic Costa Rica, PPP 1773 (figured specimens NMB P15659-60 View Materials ) .

Discussion Te otoliths of M. carri are moderately compressed (OL:OH = 0.85–0.87) and characterized by an inclined predorsal rim and pronounced, high postdorsal angle. Anterior and posterior rims are almost vertical. Another typical feature is the long sulcus (OL:SuL = 1.35– 1.45), with a wide ostium and rounded ostial lobe, and a sulcus inclination angle of 15–20°. Today, M. carri occurs in moderately deep water (6 to 21 m) in the vicinity of coral reefs ( Birdsong, 1981). Te only identified fossil occurrence in the Early Pleistocene of Costa Rica is consistent with the extant distribution pattern.