| Abadzekhia | |
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| A restored sketch sheet of Abadzekhia marinae skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gempylidae |
| Genus: | †Abadzekhia Bannikov, 1985 |
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Abadzekhia (perch-like fish) is an extinct genus of Carnivorous Snake mackerel from the Oligocene in Russia. This genus consists of the species Marinae and Tarletskovi.
The differences of the two species[]
The differences between the Marinae; discovered in 2005, and Tarletskovi; discovered in 1985,[1] is that the Marinae has a smaller number of rays in the soft dorsal and anal fins then the Tarletskovi. The Marinae also has a larger number of accesssory fins.[2]
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Fossils[]
One fossil can be found at Oligocene of Georgia, one at Oligocene of Germany, and one at the Oligocene of Russian Confederation. [3]