NOTOGONEUS FOSSIL FISH FOR SALE

A type of beaked sandfish, Notogoneus belongs to the Gonorynchidae family. There are currently five extant species within the family that live in the tropical waters between India and southeast Asia, with Notogoneus being the last of the family to swim in North American waters. These fish had beaked mouths that lacked teeth; an adaptation suited for bottom feeding and scavenging. Because of a lack of middle aged specimens within Fossil Lake, scientists infer that this genus spent most of its life in connecting rivers, only returning to the lake to spawn and die in the deeper regions of the lake. The average length of the adult fossils found mid-lake is 18 inches long. These fish make up about 1% of the 18-inch layer fauna of Fossil Lake but are absent from many of the other layers.