Description
Argyropelecus bullockii (David, 1943)
Miocene
Monterey Formation
Santa Barbara County, CA USA.
54mm hatchetfish on 153mm slab.
Argyropelecus is a genus of marine hatchetfish of the Family Sternopthychidae. Its earliest confirmed fossil occurrence is Oligocene-age with one questionable Eocene report. Today, species of this genus frequent warm to temperate waters.