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Extinct genus of fishes

Alisea
Temporal range: Upper Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: †Alisea
Jordan and Gilbert, 1919
Species: †A. grandis
Binomial name
†Alisea grandis
Jordan and Gilbert, 1919

Alisea is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine clupeiform fish that lived in what is now California during the Upper Miocene subepoch. Although generally considered a relative of the herrings in the family Clupeidae, an affinity to shads has also been suggested due to its large size and well-developed abdominal scutes. Its name derives from alise, an alternate spelling for the Hindi name of the related ilish fish.

Life restoration

Due to the poorly preserved nature of the only specimen, it is uncertain whether it warrants recognition as a distinct taxon.

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. Marramà, Giuseppe; Carnevale, Giorgio (2018). "Eoalosa janvieri gen. et sp. nov., a new clupeid fish (Teleostei, Clupeiformes) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 92 (1): 107–120. doi:10.1007/s12542-017-0378-0. ISSN 0031-0220. PMC 5830460. PMID 29515269.
  4. Jordan, David Starr (1919). Fossil Fishes of Southern California. Stanford University.
  5. California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.
Taxon identifiers
Alisea


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