Abadzekhia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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

The body is torpedo-shaped.

It has small sharp teeth.

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

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2. "Abadzekhia". Fossilworks. Retrieved 2 December 2022 from the Paleobiology Database.