Abadzekhia
genus of fishes
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
It resembles today's escolar. The dorsal fin from the snake mackerel is now shorter and larger.
Body shape change
The body is torpedo-shaped.
Teeth change
It has small sharp teeth.
Species change
- Abadzekhia marinae (type) Bannikov, 1985
- Abadzekhia tarletskovi Bannikov, 2005
Related pages change
References change
- 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.