Caprovesposus
Caprovesposus parvus is an extinct, prehistoric surgeonfish from what is now the Caucasus Mountains. Its very small fossils (up to 3 centimeters in length) are thought to represent a pelagic larval or juvenile stage.[1] The adult form is, as yet, unknown.
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| Genus: | Caprovesposus Danil'chenko, 1960 |
| Species: | C. parvus |
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| Caprovesposus parvus Danil'chenko, 1960 | |
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- Bannikov, A. F.; Tyler (1992). "Caprovesposus from the Oligocene of Russia: the pelagic acronurus presettlement stage of a surgeonfish (Teleostei: Acanthuridae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 105 (4).
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