Carangopsis Explained

Carangopsis (from Greek, Modern (1453-);: καραγέ, 'scad/horse mackerel' and Greek, Modern (1453-);: ὄψις 'look')^[1] is an extinct relative of the bluefish that lived during the early Eocene.^{[2] [3]} It contains two species, both from the famous Monte Bolca site of Italy.^[4]

The following species are known:

• †C. brevis (Blainville, 1818)
• †C. dorsalis Agassiz, 1844

Several other species (C. analis, C. latior, and C. maximus) were also described by Agassiz, but are no longer recognized.

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberts . George . An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology . 1839 . Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans . London . 25 . 29 December 2021 . English.
2. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 2009-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class . 2009-02-20 .
3. Web site: PBDB Taxon . 2024-04-20 . paleobiodb.org.
4. Carnevale . G. . Bannikov . Alexandre F. . Marramà . G. . Tyler . James C. . Zorzin. . R. . 2014 . The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide . Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana . 4 . 1 . i–xxvii . 10088/25678.