Cyclopoma (from Greek: κύκλος cyclos, 'circular' and Greek: πῶμᾰ pôma 'cover')[1] is an extinct genus of perch-like fishes belonging to the family Serranidae.
| Cyclopoma Temporal range:
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| Cyclopoma spinosum from Eocene of Monte Bolca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | †Cyclopoma Agassiz, 1833 |
Fossil record edit
Fossils of Cyclopoma are found in the Eocene of Virginia and Monte Bolca (age range: from 55.8 to 50.3 million years ago.).[2]
Species edit
- Cyclopoma folmeri Weems 1999
- Cyclopoma gigas Agassiz 1833
- Cyclopoma spinosum Agassiz 1833
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 40. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Paleobiology Database