Biology:Absalomichthys
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Caristiidae |
| Genus: | †Absalomichthys Whitley, 1933 |
| Species: | †A. velifer
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| †Absalomichthys velifer Whitley, 1933
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Absalomichthys velifer is an extinct, prehistoric manefish that lived during the Upper Miocene of what is now Southern California.[1] Its dorsal fin was huge in comparison with living species.
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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