†Histionotophorus Eastman 1904 (anglerfish)
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Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Brachionichthyidae
Synonym: Histiocephalus De Zigno 1887 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. R. Eastman. 1904. Descriptions of Bolca fishes. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 46(1):1-36
Parent taxon: Brachionichthyidae according to G. Carnevale and T. W. Pietsch 2010
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014 and Eastman 1904
Sister taxa: Brachionichthys, Orrichthys, Sympterichthys
Subtaxa: Histionotophorus bassani
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)
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