Abadzekhia

Abadzekhia is an extinct genus of snake mackerel that lived from the early to late Oligocene epoch in what is now the Caucasus Mountains of Southern Russia.

 Description 
It resembles today's escolar. The dorsal fin from the snake mackerel is now shorter and larger. 

 Body shape 
The body is torpedo-shaped.

 Teeth 
It has small sharp teeth.

 Species 

 Abadzekhia marinae (type) Bannikov, 1985
 Abadzekhia tarletskovi Bannikov, 2005

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 Atractosteus
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 List of prehistoric bony fish

 References 

 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
 "Abadzekhia". Fossilworks. Retrieved 2 December 2022 from the Paleobiology Database.

Category:Extinct fish