Biology:Aphanius crassicaudus

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Short description: Extinct species of fish

Aphanius crassicaudus
Temporal range: Miocene
Cyprinodontidae - Aphanius crassicaudus.JPG
Fossil of Aphanius crassicaudus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species:
A. crassicaudus
Binomial name
Aphanius crassicaudus
Agassiz, 1839

Aphanius crassicaudus is an extinct species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It lived in the Late Miocene[1] in brackish and hypersaline lagoons along the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.[2][3]

References

  1. Reichenbacher, Bettina; Kowalke, Thorsten (2009-10-01). "Neogene and present-day zoogeography of killifishes (Aphanius and Aphanolebias) in the Mediterranean and Paratethys areas" (in en). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 281 (1–2): 43–56. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.07.008. ISSN 0031-0182. Bibcode2009PPP...281...43R. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003101820900282X. 
  2. Chang, Meemann; Wang, Xiaoming; Liu, Huanzhang; Miao, Desui; Zhao, Quanhong; Wu, Guoxuan; Liu, Juan; Li, Qiang et al. (2008-09-09). "Extraordinarily thick-boned fish linked to the aridification of the Qaidam Basin (northern Tibetan Plateau)" (in en). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (36): 13246–13251. doi:10.1073/pnas.0805982105. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 18757732. Bibcode2008PNAS..10513246C. 
  3. "Fish otoliths from the Messinian of Strada degli Archi (Tuscany, Italy) – Taxonomy and palaeoecology". April 2009. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ANNA_111A_0257-0280.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q40317978 entry