†Blochius Volta 1800 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Blochiidae
Parent taxon: Blochiidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Agassiz 1835, Bannikov 2014, Fierstine 2006, Schultz 1987 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acestrus, Congorhynchus, Loancorhynchus
Subtaxa: Blochius longirostris Blochius macropterus Blochius moorheadi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)
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