Bullichthys
Extinct genus of fishes
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Bullichthys is an extinct genus of marine albuliform fish which existed in the Romualdo Formation, Brazil during the Early Cretaceous (Albian) period. The type species is B. santanensis. The genus name references its inflated otic bulla.[1]
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Albuliformes
Genus:†Bullichthys
Mayrinck, Brito & Otero, 2010
Mayrinck, Brito & Otero, 2010
| Bullichthys Temporal range: Albian ~ | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Albuliformes |
| Genus: | †Bullichthys Mayrinck, Brito & Otero, 2010 |
| Species: | †B. santanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bullichthys santanensis Mayrinck, Brito & Otero, 2010 | |
It is thought to be one of the most basal members of the order Albuliformes, whose only extant relatives are the bonefish and gissus.[1][2] At least one study has instead found it to possibly represent a stem-elopiform or even a stem-elopomorph, although most studies continue to recover it as an albuliform.[3][4]
