Acanthopygaeus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine perciform[2] fish in the family Siganidae. It is known from the Eocene lagerstätte "Pesciara" in Bolca, Italy.[1][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Siganidae |
| Genus: | †Acanthopygaeus Leriche, 1906 |
| Species: | †A. agassizi
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| †Acanthopygaeus agassizi (Eastman, 1904)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "†Acanthopygaeus Leriche 1906". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560. ISBN 978-0-87710-450-6.
- ^ Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C. & Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Pesciara–Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates". Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (Excursion guidebook CBEP 2014-EPPC 2014-EAVP 2014-Taphos 2014 Conferences): 37–63. hdl:10088/25678.
- ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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