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Blochius

Blochius
Blochius longirostris.jpg
Blochius longirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Order: Acanthomorpha
Family: Blochiidae
Genus: Blochius
Volta, 1800

Blochius is a genus of prehistoric fish from the Eocene. It is the only genus of Blochiidae family. It was described by Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764-1842) in 1800.

Blochius was about 60 cm long and had a very slender elongated body, a narrow head with elongated upper and lower jaws and large eyes.


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