''Aphanius crassicaudus'' is an extinct species of fish in the family
Cyprinodontidae. It lived in the
Late Miocene
The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million ye ...
in
brackish and
hypersaline lagoons along the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
References
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crassicaudus
Prehistoric fish
Taxa_named_by_Louis_Agassiz