Abadzekhia

Restoration of A. marinae

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

It resembles today's escolar. The dorsal fin from the snake mackerel is now shorter and larger.

Body shape

The body is torpedo-shaped.

Teeth

It has small sharp teeth.

Species

• Abadzekhia marinae (type) Bannikov, 1985
• Abadzekhia tarletskovi Bannikov, 2005

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References

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. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. "Abadzekhia". Fossilworks. Retrieved 2 December 2022 from the Paleobiology Database.