Zaphlegulus
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Z. venturaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Trichiuriformes
Family:
Euzaphlegidae
Genus:
Zaphlegulus
Species:
Z. venturaensis
Binomial name
Zaphlegulus venturaensis[1]
David, 1943

Zaphlegulus venturaensis is an extinct, superficially mackerel-like, fish related to the cutlassfish and snake mackerels found off the coast of what is now California during the late Miocene. Z. venturaensis was shorter, but stouter than either of the other two better known genera of the extinct family Zaphlegidae, Thyrsocles and Euzaphleges, which also lived at the same time.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 104-105
  2. ↑ David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 104-105


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