Chalcidichthys
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Chalcidichthys malacapterygius is an extinct, prehistoric manefish
that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California
. It is assumed to have preyed on siphonophores, like its living relatives.
Manefish
Manefishes are perciform fishes in the family Caristiidae. They are deep-sea marine fishes that eat siphonophores.-Genera and species:* Genus Caristius** Caristius groenlandicus Jensen, 1941.** Caristius japonicus Gill & Smith, 1905....
that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. It is assumed to have preyed on siphonophores, like its living relatives.
See also
- Prehistoric fishPrehistoric fishPrehistoric fish refers to early fish that are known only from fossil records. They are the earliest known vertebrates, and include the first and extinct fish that lived through the Cambrian to the Tertiary. The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology...
- List of prehistoric bony fish