Biology:Varasichthys

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Short description: Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes

Varasichthys
Temporal range: Oxfordian[1]
Varasichthys ariasi.jpg
Fossil
Scientific classification edit
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Family: Varasichthyidae
Genus: Varasichthys
Arratia, 1981
Species:
V. ariasi
Binomial name
Varasichthys ariasi
Arratia, 1981
Life restoration of two individuals

Varasichthys is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch. It contains one species, Varasichthys ariasi, fossils of which have been found in the Domeyko Range of Antofagasta Region, northern Chile .[2] It has been placed in the family Varasichthyidae together with the genera Bobbichthys, Domeykos, Luisichthys and Protoclupea.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7915471 entry