Araeosteus

Araeosteus is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish, closely related to the modern-day prowfish. It contains a single species, A. rothi which is known from Late Miocene (Tortonian)-aged marine strata in Southern California, primarily the Diatom Beds of Lompoc (Monterey Formation) and the Santa Monica Mountains (Modelo Formation).^[1][2]

Araeosteus Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Zaproridae
Genus:	†Araeosteus Jordan & Gilbert, 1920
Species:	†A. rothi
Binomial name
†Araeosteus rothi Jordan & Gilbert, 1920

Etymology

The generic name is a compound word meaning "slender bone." The specific name honors one Almon Edward Roth of Stanford University.^[3]

See also

• List of prehistoric bony fish