Achrestogrammus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Achrestogrammus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of California. It contains a single species, A. achrestus, known from diatomite deposits of the Monterey Formation.[1] Although known from only an incomplete specimen, it is thought to be an early greenling.[2][3]
| Achrestogrammus Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian), | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Hexagrammidae |
| Genus: | †Achrestogrammus Jordan, 1921 |
| Species: | †A. achrestus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Achrestogrammus achrestus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1919) | |
