Araeosteus rothi
| Araeosteus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zaproridae |
| Genus: | Araeosteus |
| Species: | A. rothi |
| Binomial name | |
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Araeosteus rothi Jordan and Gilbert, 1920 |
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Araeosteus rothi is an extinct bony fish closely related to the modern-day prowfish, Zaprora silenus. A. rothi is found in Late Miocene marine strata of Southern California, primarily the Diatom Beds of Lompoc.
The generic name is a compound word meaning "slender bone." The specific name honors one Almon Edward Roth of Stanford University.
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