Reconstruction of Oligocene and Neogene freshwater fish faunas-an actualistic study on cypriniform otoliths Author Schulz-Mirbach, Tanja Author Reichenbacher, Bettina text Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 2006 51 2 283 304 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.13643922 1732-2421 13643922 Phoxinus phoxinus ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) Fig. 16 . Material and dimensions .—See Table 2 . Description .—The general shape is ovate with the posterior portion tapering and slightly pointed. The antero− and the posterolateral edges are pointed and slightly better developed than the more rounded antero− and posteromedial edges. All margins are faintly rounded, except the posterior margin, which is straight ( Fig. 16A 1 , B 1 ) or slightly undulating ( Fig. 16C, D ).