Ductor
Extinct genus of fishes
| Ductor Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Ductor vestenae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Ductoridae |
| Genus: | Ductor |
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Ductor is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1] Fossils are found in Monte Bolca.
In life, species of Ductor would have resembled pilot fish, though, they are more closely related to the jackfish. Some experts place Ductor into its own family, "Ductoridae," while others place the genus within the closely related Carangidae.
See also
Paleontology portal
Fish portal
References
- ^ a b 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.
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