Carangopsis

Carangopsis (from Greek: καραγέ caranx, 'scad/horse mackerel' and Greek: ὄψις opsis 'look')[2] is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]

Carangopsis
Temporal range:
Carangopsis brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomatomidae
Genus: †Carangopsis
Agassiz, 1835

Species
  • †Carangopsis analis Agassiz, 1835 [3]
  • †Carangopsis brevis (Blainville, 1818) [4]
  • †Carangopsis dorsalis Agassiz, 1835 [5]
  • †Carangopsis latior Agassiz, 1835 [6]
  • †Carangopsis maximus Agassiz, 1835 [7]

See also

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 25. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. Fossilworks Carangopsis analis
  4. MNHN: Carangopsis brevis
  5. Fossilworks: Carangopsis dorsalis
  6. Fossilworks: Carangopsis latior
  7. Fossilworks: Carangopsis maximus
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