Aotearichthys

Aotearichthys; Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Genus:	† Aotearichthys
Species:	†A. vestalis
Binomial name
	†Aotearichthys vestalis; Schwarzhans et. al., 2017

Last updated July 01, 2025

Aotearichthys is an extinct genus of bythitid that lived during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Aotearichthys vestalis is known from the Chatton Formation of New Zealand.^[1]

References

↑ Schwarzhans, Werner; Lee, Daphne E.; Gard, Henry J. L. (2 October 2017). "Otoliths reveal diverse fish communities in Late Oligocene estuarine to deep-water paleoenvironments in southern Zealandia" . New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . 60 (4): 433–464. doi:10.1080/00288306.2017.1365734. ISSN 0028-8306 . Retrieved 25 June 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Schwarzhans, Werner; Lee, Daphne E.; Gard, Henry J. L. (2 October 2017). "Otoliths reveal diverse fish communities in Late Oligocene estuarine to deep-water paleoenvironments in southern Zealandia" . New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . 60 (4): 433–464. doi:10.1080/00288306.2017.1365734. ISSN 0028-8306 . Retrieved 25 June 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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