Large Centricus Razorfish Fossil

Centriscus henrichsi

Order Palaeonisciformes, Family Palaeoniscidae

Geological Time: Lower Pliocene

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 150 mm in length on 190 mm by 105 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Marecchia River Formation, Rimimini Province, Italy

Fossil Code: VE036

Price: Sold

Centricus Razorfish FossilDescription: The slender compressed body and sharp ventral edge has earned these fish the common name Razorfish. The tubular mouth shows that these members of the Syngnathiformes fed on small Crustaceans and such, much as their modern-day relatives Seahorses and Pipefishes. They were closely related to the Shrimpfishes of the same genus.

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