Blochius
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blochius is an extinct genus of prehistoric billfish from the Eocene. It is only known from the Monte Bolca deposits in Italy, and was likely restricted to shallow, tropical waters of the Tethys Sea.[1][2]
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Blochius | |
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Blochius longirostris | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Percomorpha |
Order: | Istiophoriformes |
Family: | †Blochiidae Bleeker, 1859 |
Genus: | †Blochius Volta, 1796 |
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