Megalampris Gottfried et al. 2006 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - 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: Lamprididae according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024

See also Gottfried et al. 2006

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Megalampris keyesi

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Island Cliff Site (Oligocene of New Zealand)

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