Varasichthys

Varasichthys is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch. It contains one species, Varasichthys ariasi, fossils of which have been found in the Domeyko Range of Antofagasta Region, northern Chile.^[2] It has been placed in the family Varasichthyidae together with the genera Bobbichthys, Domeykos, Luisichthys and Protoclupea.^[3]

Varasichthys Temporal range: Oxfordian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Crossognathiformes (?)
Family:	†Varasichthyidae
Genus:	†Varasichthys Arratia, 1981
Species:	†V. ariasi
Binomial name
†Varasichthys ariasi Arratia, 1981

Life restoration of two individuals