Abadzekhia
Abadzekhia is an extinct genus of snake mackerel that lived from the early to late Oligocene epoch in what is now the Caucasus Mountains of Southern Russia.
Description[change | change source]
It resembles today's escolar. The dorsal fin from the snake mackerel is now shorter and larger.
Body shape[change | change source]
The body is torpedo-shaped.
Teeth[change | change source]
It has small sharp teeth.
Species[change | change source]
- Abadzekhia marinae (type) Bannikov, 1985
- Abadzekhia tarletskovi Bannikov, 2005
Related pages[change | change source]
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- Atractosteus
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- List of prehistoric bony fish
References[change | change source]
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- "Abadzekhia". Fossilworks. Retrieved 2 December 2022 from the Paleobiology Database.