Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Family Blochiidae Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Phylum Chordata Order Acanthomorpha | |
Similar Sparnodus, Eoplatax, Xiphiorhynchus, Hoplopteryx, Ductor | ||
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.
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Description
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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