Caprovesposus
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Caprovesposus parvus |
Caprovesposus parvus is an extinct, prehistoric surgeonfish from what is now the Caucasus Mountains. Its very small fossils (up to 3 centimeters in length) are thought to represent a pelagic larval or juvenile stage.[1] The adult form is, as yet, unknown.
See also
References
- ^ Bannikov, A. F.; Tyler (1992). "Caprovesposus from the Oligocene of Russia: the pelagic acronurus presettlement stage of a surgeonfish (Teleostei: Acanthuridae)". BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 105 (4).