Family Lamprididae Gottfried et al. 2006 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Lampridiformes - Lamprididae
Full reference: M. D. Gottfried, R. E. Fordyce, and S. Rust. 2006. Megalampris keyesi, a Giant Moonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes) from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand. 26(3):544-551
Parent taxon: Lampridiformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Gottfried et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Ateleopus, Eolophotes, Palaeocentrotus, Pegasus volans, Protolophotus, Regalecidae, Trachipteridae, Trachipteroidei, Veliferoidei
Subtaxa: Megalampris
Type: Megalampris
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Island Cliff Site (Oligocene of New Zealand)