Ductor

Ductor is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1] Fossils have been found in Monte Bolca.

Ductor
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Ductor vestenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Family:
Ductoridae
Genus:
Ductor
Species
  • D. leptosomus
  • D. vestenae

In life, species of Ductor would have resembled pilot fish, though, they are more closely related to the jackfish. Some experts place Ductor into its own family, "Ductoridae," while others place the genus within the closely related Carangidae.

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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