Caucasichthys

Caucasichthys Temporal range: Middle Eocene, Bartonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Infraclass:	Teleostei
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Caucasichthyidae Bannikov et al., 2011
Genus:	Caucasichthys Bannikov et al., 2011
Species
C. kumaensis Bannikov, Carnevale & Parin, 2011 (type)

Caucasichthys is an extinct genus of perciform bony fish which existed in Russia during the middle Eocene epoch (Bartonian age). It is known from the Gorny Luch locality of northern Caucasus. It was first named by Alexandre F. Bannikov, Giorgio Carnevale and N. V. Parin in 2011 and the type species is Caucasichthys kumaensis. The generic name comes from Caucas, from Caucasus and ichthys, fish. The specific name is derived from the Kuma Horizon, where the fossils were found.^[1]

References

1. Alexandre F. Bannikov, Giorgio Carnevale and N. V. Parin (2011). "The new family Caucasichthyidae (Pisces, Perciformes) from the Eocene of the North Caucasus". Paleontological Journal. 45 (1): 83–89. doi:10.1134/S0031030111010047.