Table 1 Comparison of the meristic characters of the Palaeoleuciscus from Höwenegg with those of four Miocene localities which have yielded this genus
From: Re-examination of the upper Miocene freshwater fish fauna from Höwenegg (Hegau, Germany)
P. etilius (Rückert-Ülkumen) Etili | P. cf. etilius (Rückert- Ülkümen) Dietrichsberg | P. cf. etilius (Rückert-Ülkümen) Höwenegg | P. aff. oeningensis (Agassiz) Frankfurt a. M. | P. oeningensis (Agassiz) Öhningen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vertebrae (total) | 36–38 (39) | 34–36 (37?) | 36–37 | 35 | 35–38 |
Abdominal vertebrae | 19–21 | 18–20 | 17 | 18 | 19–20 |
Postabdominal vertebrae | 17–19 | 16–17 (18) | 19–20 | 17 | 15–19 |
Dorsal fin rays | i–ii + I + 7–8 | ii + I + (6) 7–8 | ii + I + 7–8 | i + I + 9 | ii + I + 7–9 |
Dorsal pterygiophores | 8–9 | (7) 8 (9) | 8–9 | 9 | 8–9 |
Anal fin rays | ii + I + 8–11 | ii + I + (8) 9–10 | ii + I + 9–10 | ii + I + 11 | ii + I + 9–13 |
Anal pterygiophores | 9–12 | (9) 10–11 | 10?–11 | 13 | 11–13 |
Pectoral fin rays | I + 13–15 | I + 13–14 (15) | 16 | – | 12–15 |
Pelvic fin rays | I + 7–8 | I + 6–8 | 8–9 | – | 7–9 |