Table 3 Fossil marine fish species occurrence by country-basin

ELASMOBRANCHII

Hexanchiformes

Hexanchidae

Heptranchias perlo

x

x

HEPT

Heptranchias tenuidens

x

HEPT

Notorhynchus sp.

x

NOTO

Chlamydoselachidae

Chlamydoselachus sp.

x

CHLA

Heterodontiformes

Heterodontidae

Heterodontus sp.

x

x

x

HETE

Orectolobiformes

Ginglymostomatidae

Ginglymostoma delfortriei

x

x

x

GING

Ginglymostoma sp.

x

GING

Nebrius obliquus

x

x

NEBR

Lamniformes

Odontaspididae

Carcharias taurus

x

x

CRIA

Odontaspis ferox

x

ODON

Odontaspis sp.

x

ODON

Pseudocarchariidae

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

x

PSEU

Otodontidae

Megaselachus megalodon

x

x

x

x

x

x

MEGA

Megaselachus subauriculatus

x

x

x

MEGA

Lamnidae

Cosmopolitodus hastalis

x

COSM

Isurus cf. oxyrinchus

x

ISUR

Isurus sp.

x

x

x

ISUR

cf. Paratodus sp.

x

PARA

Alopiidae

Alopias superciliosus

x

x

x

ALOP

Alopias vulpinus

x

ALOP

Alopias sp.

x

ALOP

Carcharhiniformes

Triakidae

Mustelus sp.

x

x

MUST

Galeorhinus sp.

x

GALE

Hemigaleidae

Hemipristis serra

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

HEMI

Carcharhinidae

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

x

CARC

Carcharhinus egertoni

x

x

x

CARC

Carcharhinus falciformes

x

x

CARC

Carcharhinus limbatus

x

CARC

Carcharhinus longimanus

x

CARC

Carcharhinus macloti

x

CARC

Carcharhinus cf. obscurus

x

x

CARC

Carcharhinus cf. perezi

x

x

CARC

Carcharhinus plumbeus

x

CARC

Carcharhinus priscus

x

x

CARC

Carcharhinus vonderschimitti

x

CARC

Carcharhinus sp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

CARC

Galeocerdo aduncus

x

x

x

x

GALO

Galeocerdo cuvier

x

x

GALO

Galeocerdo sp.

x

GALO

Isogomphodon acuarius

x

ISOG

Isogomphodon caunellensis

x

ISOG

Isogomphodon sp.

x

x

ISOG

Negaprion eurybathrodon

x

x

x

x

NEGA

Rhizoprionodon taxandriae

x

x

SCOL

Rhizoprionodon sp.

x

x

x

x

RHIZ

Sphyrnidae

Sphyrna arambourgi

x

SPHY

Sphyrna cf. lewini

x

SPHY

Sphyrna cf. media

x

SPHY

Sphyrna zygaena

x

SPHY

Sphyrna sp.

x

x

x

x

x

SPHY

Squaliformes

Dalatiidae

Dalatias sp.

x

DALA

Isistius aff. triangulus

x

x

x

x

ISIS

Etmopteridae

Etmopterus sp.

x

ETMO

Trigonognathus aff. kabeyai

x

TRIG

Centrophoridae

Centrophorus sp.

x

CENT

Deania sp.

x

x

DEAN

Squalidae

Scymnodon aff. obscurus

x

SCYM

Squalus stehlini

x

SQUA

Squalus sp.

x

x

x

SQUA

Squaliolus schaubi

x

SQLI

Pristiophoriformes

Pristiophoridae

Pristiophorus sp.

x

x

PRIS

Squatiniformes

Squatinidae

Squatina dumerili

x

x

SQAT

Squatina sp.

x

SQAT

Pristiformes

Pristidae

Pristis pectinata

x

PRST

Pristis sp.

x

x

x

PRST

Torpediniformes

Narcinidae

Narcine sp.

x

NARC

Rajiformes

Rhinobatidae

Rhinobatos sp.

x

x

RHIB

Rhynchobatus sp.

x

x

x

RHYN

Rajidae

Raja sp.

x

x

RAJA

Myliobatiformes

Dasyatidae

Dasyatis cavernosa

x

DASY

Dasyatis sp.

x

x

x

x

x

DASY

Myliobatidae

Aetobatus arcuatus

x

x

x

x

x

x

AETO

Manta sp.

x

MANT

Mobula sp.

x

x

MOBU

Myliobatis sp.

x

x

x

x

x

MYLI

Plinthicus stenodon

x

x

x

PLIN

Pteromylaeus sp.

x

PTER

Rhinoptera sp.

x

x

x

RHIT

TELEOSTEI

Albuliformes

Albulidae

Albula sp.

x

x

x

ALBU

Anguilliformes

Congridae

Ariosoma balearicum

x

x

x

x

x

x

ARIO

Ariosoma selenops

x

x

ARIO

Ariosoma sp.

x

x

x

ARIO

Conger sp.

x

CONG

Gnathophis sp.

x

GNAT

Hildebrandia flava

x

x

x

HILD

Hildebrandia gracilior

x

HILD

Japanoconger caribeus

x

JAPA

Paraconger guianensis

x

x

x

x

x

PCON

Paraconger californiensis

x

PCON

Rhechias sp.

x

x

x

RHEC

Rhynchoconger cf. nitens

x

RHYG

Rhynchoconger sp.

x

x

x

RHYG

Ophichthidae

Ophichthus sp.

x

OPHI

Muraenesocidae

Cynoponthicus savanna

x

CYNP

Heterenchelyidae

Pythomichthys sp.

x

x

x

x

x

PYTH

Clupeiformes

Pristigasteridae

Ilisha sp.

x

x

x

ILIS

Neoopisthopterus sp.

x

x

NEOP

Clupeidae

Clupea cf. pallasi

x

CLUP

Eutrumeus teres

x

EURU

Harengula aff. clupeola

x

x

HARE

Pellona sp.

x

x

PELL

Opisthonema aff. oglinum

x

x

x

OPIS

Opisthonema libertate

x

OPIS

Engraulidae

Anchoa cf. compressa

x

ANCH

Anchoa cf. nasos

x

ANCH

Anchoa sp.

x

x

x

x

ANCH

Anchovia macrolepidota

x

ANCV

Cetengraulis mysticetus

x

x

CETN

Centengraulis sp.

x

x

CETN

Engraulis sp.

x

x

x

ENGR

Engraulis cf. mordax

x

ENGR

Siluriformes

Ariidae

Amphiarius rugispinis

x

AMPH

“Arius” spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

ARIU

Aspistor cf. luniscutis

x

ASPI

Aspistor cf. quadriscutis

x

ASPI

Bagre bagre

x

BAGR

Cathorops sp.

x

x

CATH

Genidens sp.

x

x

GENI

Notarius kessleri

x

NOTA

Notarius troscheli

x

NOTA

Sciades couma

x

SIAD

Sciades dowii

x

SIAD

Sciades sp.

x

x

SIAD

Plotosidae

Plotosus sp.

x

x

x

x

PLOT

Osmeriformes

Argentinidae

Argentina striata

x

ARGE

Stomiiformes

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus muelleri

x

x

x

MAUR

Polyipnus sp.

x

x

x

x

POLY

Aulopiformes

Chlorophthalmidae

Chlorophthalmus agassizi

x

CHLO

Notosudidae

Scopelosaurus sp.

x

SCOP

Synodontidae

Saurida brasiliensis

x

x

x

x

SAUR

Synodus sp.

x

SYNO

Stomiformes

Phosichthidae

Yarella sp.

x

YARE

Vinciguerria sp.

x

VINC

Myctophiformes

Neoscopelidae

Neoscopelus sp.

x

NEOS

cf. Neoscopelus

x

NEOS

Myctophidae

Diaphus aff. dumerili

x

x

DIAP

Diaphus aff. problematicus

x

x

DIAP

Diaphus aff. regani

x

DIAP

Diaphus aff. splendidus

x

x

DIAP

Diaphus theta

x

DIAP

Diaphus spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

DIAP

Ceratoscopelus townsendi

x

CERA

Electrona risso

x

ELEC

Hygophum hygomii

x

x

x

x

HYGO

Hygophum macrochir

x

x

HYGO

Hygophum reinhardtii

x

HYGO

Hygophum sp.

x

HYGO

Lampadena sp.

x

LAMP

Lampadena jacksoni

x

x

LAMP

Lampanyctus cupriarius

x

x

LAMI

Lampanyctus aff. latesulcatus

x

LAMI

Lampanyctus sp.

x

LAMI

Lombachia sp.

x

LOMB

Myctophum cf. punctatum

x

x

x

MYCT

Myctophum sp.

x

MYCT

Notoscopelus sp.

x

NOTO

Symbolophorus sp.

x

x

x

SYMB

Stenobranchius sp.

x

STEN

Triphoturus sp.

x

TRIP

Polymixiiformes

Polymixiidae

Polymixia sp.

x

x

POLX

Gadiformes

Bregmacerotidae

Bregmaceros sp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

BREG

Macrouridae

Coelorhinchus aff. coelorhinchus

x

x

x

COEL

Nezumia sp.

x

NEZU

Moridae

Gadella sp.

x

x

x

x

GADL

Laemonema sp.

x

LAEM

Physiculus sp.

x

PHYS

Merlucciidae

Merluccius sp.

x

x

MERL

Merluccius productus

x

MERL

Steindachneria cf. argentea

x

x

STEI

Ophidiiformes

Ophidiidae

Brotula cf. clarkae

x

BROT

Brotula sp.

x

x

BROT

Dicrolene sp.

x

DICR

cf. Genypterus sp.

x

GENY

Hoplobrotula sp.

x

HOPL

Lampogramnus sp.

x

LAMP

Lepophidium aff. aporrohox

x

LEPO

Lepophidium cf. cervinum

x

LEPO

Lepophidium microlepis

x

LEPO

Lepophidium sp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

LEPO

Neobythites aff. unicolor

x

NEOB

Neobythites sp.

x

x

x

NEOB

Ophidion sp.

x

x

OPHI

Ophidion aff. holbrooki

x

OPHI

Otophidium sp.

x

OTOP

Otophidium robinsi

x

x

x

OTOP

Paragadus sp.

x

PARG

Parophidion cf. schmidti

x

PARO

Bythitidae

Cataetyx sp.

x

CATA

“Dinematichthyinorum” smithvanizi

x

DINE

“Dinematichthyinorum” sauli

x

DINE

Carapidae

Echiodon sp.

x

x

x

x

ECHI

Carapus sp.

x

CARA

Snyderidia canina

x

SYND

Batrachoidiformes

Batrachoididae

Perulibatrachus sp.

x

PERU

Porichthys sp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

PORI

Thalassophryne sp.

x

x

THAL

Lophiiformes

Chaunacidae

Chaunax sp.

x

CHAU

Antennariidae

Antennarius sp.

x

x

ANTE

Atheriniformes

Atherinidae

Atherinops sp.

x

ATHE

Atherinomorus stipes

x

ATHM

Membras sp.

x

MEMB

Stephanoberyciformes

Melamphaidae

Melamphaes polylepis

x

MELA

Scopelogadus sp.

x

SCOP

Beryciformes

Trachichthyidae

Hoplostethus mediterraneus

x

HOPL

Holocentridae

Holocentrus sp.

x

HOLO

Myripristis sp.

x

x

x

x

MYRI

Ostichthys sp.

x

OSTI

Scorpaeniformes

Scorpaenidae

gen., sp. ind.

x

SCOR

Triglidae

Prionotus sp.

x

x

PRIO

Prionotus cf. stephanophris

x

PRIO

Perciformes

Centropomidae

Centropomus aff. pectinatus

x

CENT

Centropomus aff. undecimalis

x

x

x

CENT

Centropomus sp.

x

CENT

Acropomatidae

Acropoma sp.

x

ACRO

Parascombrops aff. argyreus

x

x

x

x

PRAS

Serranidae

Centropristls sp.

x

CENP

Epinephelus itajara

x

EPIN

Epinephelus sp.

x

EPIN

aff. Neanthias sp.

x

NEAN

Paralabrax sp.

x

PARX

Prionodes sp.

x

PRIO

Serranus sp.

x

SERR

Pseudochromidae

Pseudochromis sp.

x

PSEU

Bathyclupeidae

Bathyclupea sp.

x

BATH

Opistognathidae

Lonchopisthus aff. lemur

x

x

x

x

x

x

LONC

Opistognathus sp.

x

x

x

x

OPIS

Priacanthidae

Pristigenys sp.

x

PRIG

Apogonidae

Apogon spp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

APOG

Epigonidae

Epigonus denticulatus

x

EPIG

Epigonus sp.

x

x

x

x

EPIG

Lactariidae

Lactarius aff. atlanticus

x

x

x

x

LACT

Lactarius sp.

x

LACT

Carangidae

Decapterus sp.

x

DECA

Trachurus sp.

x

x

x

TRAC

gen., sp. ind.

x

CARA

Menidae

Mene sp.

x

MENE

Lutjanidae

Lutjanus sp.

x

x

LUTJ

Ocyurus sp.

x

x

OCYU

Pristipomoides sp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

PRTO

Rhomboplites sp.

x

RHOM

Lobotidae

cf. Lobotes sp.

x

LOBO

Gerreidae

Diapterus sp.

x

DIAT

Eucinostomus sp.

x

x

x

x

x

EUCI

Gerres sp.

x

GERR

Moharra sp.

x

MOHA

Haemulidae

Anisotremus sp.

x

ANIS

Brachydeuteres sp.

x

BRAC

Conodon aoreaaxi

x

CONO

Haemulon aff. aurolineatum

x

HAEM

Haemulon sp.

x

x

x

x

x

x

HAEM

Haemulopsis sp.

x

HAML

gen., sp. ind.

x

HRUM

Isacia sp.

x

ISAC

Orthopristis sp.

x

ORTH

Orthopristis aff. ruber

x

ORTH

Pomadasys aff. panamensis

x

x

POMA

Pomadasys sp.

x

POMA

Nemipteridae

Nemipterus sp.

x

NEMI

Sciaenidae

Aplodinotus hofmani

x

APLO

Aplodinotus longecaudatus

x

APLO

Bairdiella icistia

x

BAIR

Baridiella aff. ronchus

x

BAIR

Bairdiella sp.

x

x

x

BAIR

Ctenosciaena aff. gracilicirrhus

x

x

CTEN

Ctenosciaena sp.

x

CTEN

Cynoscion aff. arenarius

x

CYNO

Cynoscion aff. microlepidotus

x

x

CYNO

Cynoscion nothus

x

CYNO

Cynoscion aff. jamaincensis

x

CYNO

Cynoscion spp.

x

x

x

x

CYNO

Equetus davidandrewi

x

x

x

EQUE

Equetus sp.

x

x

x

EQUE

Genyonemus sp.

x

GENY

Isopisthus sp.

x

x

x

x

ISOP

Larimus aff. fasciatus

x

x

LARI

Larimus gatunensis

x

x

x

LARI

Larimus henrii

x

LARI

Larimus aff. pacificus

x

LARI

Larimus steurbauti

x

LARI

Larimus spp.

x

x

x

LARI

Leiostomus sp.

x

LEIO

Lonchurus sp.

x

LOCH

Menticirrhus sp.

x

x

MENT

Micropogonias ectenes

x

MICR

Micropogonias coatesi

x

MICR

Micropogonias furnieri

x

MICR

Micropogonias sp.

x

MICR

Nebris aff. occidentalis

x

x

x

NEBR

Nebris sp.

x

x

x

NEBR

Nector sp.

x

NECT

Odontoscion dentex

x

x

ODON

Ophioscion lundbergi

x

x

x

OPHS

Pachypops fitchi

x

PACH

Pachypops sp.

x

PACH

Pachyurus junki

x

PACK

Paralonchurus schwarzhansi

x

x

PARL

Paralonchurus sp.

x

PARL

Pareques sp.

x

PARQ

Plagioscion marinus

x

x

PLAG

Plagioscion urumacoensis

x

PLAG

Polyclemus dumerilli

x

POLC

Polyclemus trinidadensis

x

x

POLC

Protosciaena neriticus

x

x

PROT

Protosciaena sp.

x

PROT

Seriphus sp.

x

SERI

Sciaena bathytatos

x

SCIA

Sciaena sp.

x

SCIA

Sciaenops reyesi

x

SCOP

Sciaenops aff. ocellata

x

SCOP

Sciaenops sp.

x

SCOP

Stellifer sp.

x

x

x

x

STEL

Umbrina broussonetii

x

UMBR

Umbrina aff. canossai

x

x

x

UMBR

Umbrina coroides

x

UMBR

Umbrina aff. dorsalis

x

UMBR

Umbrina sp.

x

x

UMBR

Xenotolithus sasaki

x

XENO

Xenotolithus sp.

x

XENO

Mullidae

Upeneus sp.

x

UPEN

Percophidae

Bembrops sp.

x

BEMB

Cirrhitidae

gen., sp. ind

x

CIRR

Embiotocidae

Cymatogaster sp.

x

CYMA

Hyperprosopon sp.

x

HYPER

Micrometrus sp.

x

MICE

Pomacentridae

Abudefduf sp.

x

ABUD

Chromis sp.

x

CROM

Pomachanthus sp.

x

PCAN

Labridae

gen., sp. ind.

x

LABR

Sparidae

Diplodus oweni

x

DIPL

Sphaerodus paraensis

x

SPHA

Sparus sp.

x

SPAR

gen., sp. ind

x

x

SPAD

Dactyloscopidae

gen., sp. ind.

x

DACT

Gobiidae

gen., sp. ind.

x

x

x

x

x

GOBI

Istiophoridae

Makaira cf. nigricans

x

MAKA

cf. Makaira sp.

x

MAKA

Sphyraenidae

Sphyraena cunhai

x

SPHA

Sphyraena cf. barracuda

x

SPHA

Sphyraena sp.

x

x

x

x

x

SPHA

Polynemidae

Polydactylus sp.

x

POLC

Trichiuridae

Lepidopus caudatus

x

LEPI

Trichiurus cf. lepturus

x

x

x

TRIC

Stromatidae

Peprilus cf. medius

x

PEPR

Peprilus sp.

x

PEPR

Beloniformes

Belonidae

Strongylurus sp.

x

STRO

Hemirhamphidae

?Euleptorhamphus sp.

x

EULE

Hyporhamphus aff. unifasciatus

x

x

x

HYPO

Hemirhamphus aff. brasiliensls

x

HEMR

Hemirhamphus sp.

x

HEMR

Mugiliformes

Mugilidae

Mugil aff. cephalus

x

x

x

x

MUGI

Mugil curema

x

MUGI

Mugil sp.

x

MUGI

Pleuronectiformes

Bothidae

gen., sp. ind.

x

BOTH

Paralichthyidae

Citharichthys stigmaeus

x

CITH

Citharichthys cf. sordinus

x

CITH

Citharichthys sp.

x

x

x

CITH

Syacium sp.

x

x

x

SYAC

Pleuronecthydae

Ancyclopsetta sp.

x

ANCY

Eopsetta sp.

x

EOPS

Isopsetta sp.

x

ISOP

Soleidae