Izuus

Izuus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: †Izuus
Saito, 1938
Species:
†I. nakamurai
Binomial name
†Izuus nakamurai
Saito, 1938

Izuus is an extinct genus of prehistoric damselfish from the Miocene. It contains a single species, I. nakamurai from Early Miocene-aged rocks of Shizuoka, Japan. It is one of the few damselfishes known in the fossil record.

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References

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