The only and first vertebrate of the Priabonian outcrop of Brendola (I
taly) has just been discovered. It is a fish belonging to the family H
olocentridae. It differs from the Italian genera from the Tertiary (Mo
nte Bolca) and is a new record in the history of this family known fro
m the Upper Cretaceous up to now. Additions are given on one of the pa
laeoenvironment at Priabonian time in the Colli Berici, according to t
he data already deduced from the microfauna.