Bobbichthys
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
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Bobbichthys is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Chile during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1][2][3] It was a member of the Varasichthyidae, a family of potentially crossognathiform fish.[4][5][6]
| Bobbichthys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Crossognathiformes (?) |
| Family: | †Varasichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Bobbichthys Arratia, 1986 |
| Species: | †B. opercularis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bobbichthys opercularis Arratia, 1986 | |
It was named after paleoichthyologist Bobb Schaefer (1913-2004).[2]
