Euzaphleges

Euzaphleges; Temporal range: Late Miocene
	E. longurio
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	†Euzaphlegidae
Genus:	†Euzaphleges; White & Moy-Thomas, 1941
Type species
	Euzaphleges longurio; Jordan & Gilbert, 1921
Synonyms
	Zaphleges longurio;

Euzaphleges longurio is an extinct, superficially mackerel-like fish related to the escolar and snake mackerels. Euzaphleges was found off the coast of what is now California during the late Miocene. It was smaller than the very similar Thyrsocles and longer and more slender than Zaphlegulus, which also lived at the same time. It was much longer than the poorly known Trossulus.^[3]

References

^ Danilʹchenko, P. G. 1967 Bony fishes of the Maikop deposits of the Caucasus
^ David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 102
^ David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 102-114

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[1] Danilʹchenko, P. G. 1967 Bony fishes of the Maikop deposits of the Caucasus

[2] David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 102

[3] David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 102-114

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