Aotearichthys

Aotearichthys
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: †
Species:
†A. vestalis
Binomial name
†Aotearichthys vestalis
Schwarzhans et. al., 2017

Aotearichthys is an extinct genus of bythitid that lived during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Aotearichthys vestalis is known from the Chatton Formation of New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. ^ Schwarzhans, Werner; Lee, Daphne E.; Gard, Henry J. L. (2 October 2017). "Otoliths reveal diverse fish communities in Late Oligocene estuarine to deep-water paleoenvironments in southern Zealandia". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 60 (4): 433–464. doi:10.1080/00288306.2017.1365734. ISSN 0028-8306. Retrieved 25 June 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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