Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner 1949 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative spelling: Lampichthyes
Parent taxon: Gymnoscopelinae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Martin et al. 2018, Schwarzhans 1980 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Hintonia, Lampanyctodes, Notoscopelus, Scopelopsis
Subtaxa: Lampichthys mangapariensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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