Gymnoscopelus Guenther 1873 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Synonym: Nasolynchnus Smith 1933

Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019

See also Fraser-Brunner 1949, Martin et al. 2018, Schwarzhans 1978, Schwarzhans 1980 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bolinichthys, Ceratoscopelus, Diaphini, Gymnoscopelini, Lampadena, Lampanictini, Lampanyctini, Lepidophanes, Oligophus, Parvilux, Stenobrachius, Taaningichthys, Triphoturus

Subtaxa: Gymnoscopelus aphya Gymnoscopelus braueri Gymnoscopelus fitchi Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Gymnoscopelus piabilis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)

• Pliocene of New Zealand (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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