Lophius brachysomus
| Lophius brachysomus | |
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| Fossil of Lophius brachysomus, an extinct fish | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Lophiidae |
| Genus: | Lophius |
| Species: | L. brachysomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophius brachysomus Agassiz, 1835 | |
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Lophius brachysomus is an extinct species of anglerfish in the Lophiidae family. It was described by Louis Agassiz in 1835 and as of 2003 was discovered by A.F. Bannikov in North Caucasus. It became extinct during the middle Eocene.[1]
References
- ↑ A. F. Bannikov (2004). "The First Discovery of an Anglerfish (Teleostei, Lophiidae) in the Eocene of the Northern Caucasus" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 38 (4): 420–425.
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