Biology:Carangopsis

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes

Carangopsis
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Carangopsis brevis.jpg
Carangopsis brevis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomatomidae
Genus: Carangopsis
Agassiz, 1835

Carangopsis (from Greek: καραγέ caranx, 'scad/horse mackerel' and Greek: ὄψις opsis 'look')[2] is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]

Species

  • Carangopsis analis Agassiz, 1835 [3]
  • Carangopsis brevis (Blainville, 1818) [4]
  • Carangopsis dorsalis Agassiz, 1835 [5]
  • Carangopsis latior Agassiz, 1835 [6]
  • Carangopsis maximus Agassiz, 1835 [7]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5037698 entry