Absalomichthys
Extinct genus of fishes
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Absalomichthys velifer is an extinct, prehistoric manefish that lived during the Upper Miocene of what is now Southern California in the United States.[1] Its dorsal fin was huge in comparison with living species. It is known from the Modelo Formation of Los Angeles County.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Caristiidae |
| Genus: | †Absalomichthys Whitley, 1933 |
| Species: | †A. velifer |
| Binomial name | |
| †Absalomichthys velifer Whitley, 1933 | |
