Aphanius crassicaudus
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| Aphanius crassicaudus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Aphanius crassicaudus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aphaniidae |
| Genus: | Aphanius |
| Species: | †A. crassicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aphanius crassicaudus Agassiz, 1839 | |
Aphanius crassicaudus is an extinct species of fish in the family Aphaniidae. It lived in the Late Miocene[1] in brackish and hypersaline lagoons along the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.[2][3] Fossils are known from Greece, Italy, and Spain.[4]
