Rubiesichthys

Rubiesichthys gregalis

Rubiesichthys gregalis

“ Fishing in the right pond is better than fishing in the wrong river. ”

– Matshona Dhliwayo

Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Gonorynchiformes

Family: Chanidae

Subfamily: Rubiesichthyinae

Genius: Rubiesichthys

Species: Rubiesichthys gregalis

Descendant: Chanidae

Named by: Sylvie Wenz

Year Published: 1984

Size: smaller

Lifespan: ???

Type: Bony Fishes (Milkfishes)

Title: n/a

Pantheon: Terran

Time Period: Cretaceous - 130.0 to 125.45 Ma

Alignment: Good

Threat Level: ★

Diet: Omnivorous

Elements: n/a

Inflicts: n/a

Weaknesses: Electric, fire, leaf

Casualties: n/a

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: Extinct

Rubiesichthys gregalis is the extinct species of bony fishes in the family milkfishes found in Andorra, Spain and France.

Etymology

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Physical Appearance

Rubiesichthys is a small nektonic milkfish cousin of Chanidae found in the Mediterranean Seas during the Early Cretaceous and found in Lerina, Spain. It has a longer body, a petite size, short fin limbs, and a forked tail.


Both morphotypes are discriminated by their relative body height only and do not differ in any other morphometric, meristic, or anatomic character. They both occur at the same levels in the same localities, in about a 50–50% ratio for adult individuals, and there is no difference between the morphotypes and specimens from both known populations, El Montsec and Las Hoyas. Consequently, the two morphotypes of Rubiesichthys are interpreted as sexual dimorphs.

Abilities

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Ecology

This fish was a nektonic carnivore and only ate plankton. They have sexual reproduction.

Behavior

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Distribution and Habitat

Rubiesichthys was first described at site along with small teleostean fishes from the Early Cretaceous of El Montsec, Lérida, Spain. It was found only at Las Hoyas Formation.


Tamed

Rubiesichthys can be 'tamed' using Fish Trapper. While they can level, they do eat from the feeder.

Lore

The holotype of Rubiesichthys gregalis is kept at the Institut de Paleontologia “Miquel Crusafont," Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain (IPMC). (IPS, Institut de Paleontologia de Sabadell). Other specimens of Rubiesichthys from Montsec are kept in the collections of the Museu de Geologia, Barcelona, Spain (MGB), the Museu del Seminari, Barcelona,Spain (MS), and The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom (NHM). Some specimens of Rubiesichthys from Las Hoyas are from the private collection of Mr. Armando DÍAZ ROMERAL (Cuenca,Spain) (ADR); the rest belong to the Museo de Cuenca, Spain, and are provisionally housed at the Unidad de Paleontología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).

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