Pinichthys werneri sp. nov., a New Species of Stromateid Fishes (Perciformes, Stromateoidei) from the Terminal Maikopian (Uppermost Lower–Lowermost Middle Miocene) of the Eastern Paratethys
Journal: Paleontological Journal
Year: 2025

The stromateid fish Pinichthys werneri sp. nov. (Perciformes, Stromateoidei), the fourth species of the Oligocene–Miocene genus Pinichthys Bannikov, 1985, is described from the terminal Maikopian (uppermost Lower–lowermost Middle Miocene) of the northwestern Caucasus (Krasnodar Region, Pshekha River) based on three skeletons. The new species differs from P. pulcher Bannikov, 1988, P. fractus Bannikov, 1985, and P. shirvanensis Bannikov, 2021 in the structure of the anal fin: fewer spines and mor