Brachydeuterus speronatus (Bassoli, 1906)

Figure 9a 1906 Otolithus (Dentex) speronatus —Bassoli: pl. 2, figs. 37, 38.

1983 Brachydeuterus speronatus (Bassoli, 1906) —Nolf & Steurbaut: pl. 7, figs. 10–12.

2022 Brachydeuterus speronatus (Bassoli, 1906) — Schwarzhans & Kovalchuk: fig. 2.1–2.3.

Material 6 specimens, Kozatskyi Yar, NMNHU-P PI 2549 .

Discussion Otolith specimens of B. speronatus have already been described from Horodok (Schwarzhans & Kovalchuk, 2022). It is interesting to note that the species has thus far only been found in two of the four Medobory back-reef locations, where they are also fairly common. Te reason for this irregular distribution pattern is not yet known.