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Bovichtus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Bovichtidae

Taxonomy
Bovichtus was named by Valenciennes (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bovichtidae by Oyanadel-Urbina et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Bovichtus Valenciennes
2025Bovichtus Oyanadel-Urbina et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderNotothenioidei
familyBovichtidae
genusBovichtusValenciennes 1832

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Bovichtus Valenciennes 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Chile B. sp. (277625)