Fig. 5

Otoliths of Benthophilus, Proterorhinus and Protobenthophilus n.gen. a, b Benthophilus? ovisulcus n.sp., a holotype, SMF P.2871c, Sarmatian s.l., Persunari, Romania, a1 anterior view, a2 inner face, a3 dorsal view, b paratype, SMF P.2871e, same data as holotype; c, d Benthophilus styriacus n.sp., c holotype, SMF PO 91749, late Sarmatian s.s., Schildbach near Hartberg, Austria, c1 inner face, c2 dorsal view, d paratype, SMF P.2872c, Sarmatian s.l., Persunari, Romania; e, f Benthophilus sp., e refigured specimen from Schwarzhans, Bradić and Rundić (2015), late Badenian, Barajevo-1 well, 65–70 m, Serbia, f SMF PO 91750, late Sarmatian s.s., Schildbach near Hartberg, Austria; g–i Proterorhinus vasilievae Schwarzhans, Bradić and Rundić 2015. g SMF PO 91754, late Sarmatian s.s., Schildbach near Hartberg, Austria, g1 inner face, g2 dorsal view, g3 posterior view, h SMF P.2872b, Sarmatian s.l., Persunari, Romania, h1 inner face, h2 dorsal view, h3 posterior view, i SMF PO 91753 (mirror imaged), late Sarmatian s.s., Schildbach near Hartberg, Austria, j-l Protobenthophilus strashimirovi n.gen. et sp., paratypes, UMG-X 8587, early Sarmatian s.l., Krivodol, Bulgaria, j1 inner face, j2 dorsal view, j3 posterior view, k holotype, UMG-X 8590, early Sarmatian s.l., Krivodol, Bulgaria, l1 inner face, l2 dorsal view, l3 posterior view