Aramichthys
Extinct genus of fishes
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Aramichthys ("Aram fish") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine scombrid fish that lived during the middle division of the Eocene epoch.[2][1][3] It contains a single species, A. dammeseki ("of Damascus") from Syria. Its remains were recovered from a chalk-marl quarry in the vicinity of Dummar.[2][4][5]
| Aramichthys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | †Aramichthys Signeux, 1959 |
| Species: | †A. dammeseki |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aramichthys dammeseki Signeux, 1959 | |
