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]

Caucasichthys
Temporal range: Middle Eocene, Bartonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Caucasichthyidae
Bannikov et al., 2011
Genus: Caucasichthys
Bannikov et al., 2011
Type species
Caucasichthys kumaensis
Bannikov, Carnevale & Parin, 2011

References

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  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. Bibcode:2011PalJ...45...83B. doi:10.1134/S0031030111010047. S2CID 86479567.