Cyclopoma

Cyclopoma
Temporal range: Eocene
Cyclopoma spinosum from Eocene of Monte Bolca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Cyclopoma
L. Agassiz 1833

Cyclopoma is an extinct genus of perch-like fishes belonging to the family Serranidae.

Fossil record

Fossils of Cyclopoma are found in the Eocene of Virginia and Monte Bolca (age range: from 55.8 to 50.3 million years ago.).[1]

Species

  • Cyclopoma folmeri Weems 1999
  • Cyclopoma gigas Agassiz 1833
  • Cyclopoma spinosum Agassiz 1833

See also

References

  1. ↑ Paleobiology Database
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