Acanthopygaeus

Acanthopygaeus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine acanthuriform fish in the family Siganidae. It is known from the Eocene lagerstätte "Pesciara" in Bolca, Italy.^[1][2][3]

Acanthopygaeus Temporal range: Early Eocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Siganidae
Genus:	†Acanthopygaeus Leriche [fr], 1906
Species:	†A. agassizi
Binomial name
†Acanthopygaeus agassizi (Eastman, 1904)