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Fig. 6

From: Early Pliocene otolith assemblages from the outer-shelf environment reveal the establishment of mesopelagic fish fauna over 3 million years ago in southwestern Taiwan

Fig. 6

Fish otoliths from the Lower Pliocene Gutingkeng Formation, southern Taiwan. Scale bars = 1 mm. Images are inner views unless otherwise indicated. a–g Benthosema parafibulatum sp. nov., ASIZF 0100606–612, a holotype, Site 5, mud layer, b–g paratypes, b, e–g Site 5, mud layer, c–d Site 5, sand layer. h–k Benthosema duanformis sp. nov., ASIZF 0100613–616, h holotype, Site 5, mud layer, i–k paratypes, i, k Site 5, mud layer, j Site 2. l–n Benthosema pterotum (Alcock, 1890), Site 5, mud layer, ASIZF 0100617–619. 1, ventral view; 2, inner view

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