Blochius

Blochius
Temporal range: Early Eocene
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Blochius longirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Percomorpha
Order: Istiophoriformes
Family: †Blochiidae
Bleeker, 1859
Genus: †Blochius
Volta, 1796
Species
  • B. longirostris
  • B. macropterus
  • B. moorheadi

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 Ocean.[1][2]

  1. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ Fierstine, Harry L. (2006-11-01). "Fossil history of billfishes (Xiphioidei)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 79 (3): 433–453.