Drimys (fish)

Drimys; Temporal range: Late Miocene
	Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctae-barbarae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepisauriformes
Family:	Paralepididae
Subfamily:	Holosteinae
Genus:	Drimys
Species:	D. defensor
Binomial name
	Drimys defensor;

Drimys defensor is an extinct barracudina from Late Miocene-aged marine strata from Southern California. It was closely related to the extinct genus Holosteus.

References

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35563&is_real_user=1

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