Babelichthys
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| Babelichthys Temporal range: Late Eocene, | |
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| Part and counterpart slabs. (Scale bar = 20 mm) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Lophotidae |
| Genus: | †Babelichthys Davesne, 2017 |
| Species: | †B. olneyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Babelichthys olneyi Davesne, 2017 | |
Babelichthys is an extinct genus of crestfish (Lophotidae) from what is thought to be the Late Eocene-aged[1] Pabdeh Formation of Western Iran. It contains a single species, Babelichthys olneyi.[2] The type specimen was initially figured by Camille Arambourg as a second, more poorly-preserved specimen of the crestfish Protolophotus, which is found in the same geologic formation. However, it was identified as its own distinct taxon in 2017.[2][3]
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