Araeosteus
Extinct genus of fishes
Araeosteus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Zaproridae |
Genus: | Araeosteus |
Species: | A. rothi |
Binomial name | |
Araeosteus rothi Jordan and Gilbert, 1920 |
Araeosteus rothi is an extinct species of bony fish closely related to the modern-day prowfish, Zaprora silenus. A. rothi is found in Late Miocene marine strata of Southern California, primarily the Diatom Beds of Lompoc and the Santa Monica Mountains.[1]
Etymology
The generic name is a compound word meaning "slender bone." The specific name honors one Almon Edward Roth of Stanford University.[2]