†Stenobrachius salnikovi Nazarkin and Nesov 1995 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: M. V. Nazarkin and L. A. Nesov. 1995. A new species of Myctophidae from Miocene deposits of Karaginskiy Island (Bering Sea). Journal of Ichthyology 35(8):24-32
Belongs to Stenobrachius according to M. V. Nazarkin and L. A. Nesov 1995
Sister taxon: Stenobrachius leucopsarum
Type specimen: PIN 3191/1001, a skeleton. Its type locality is Yunun'vayam River, south, which is in a Miocene/Miocene marine horizon in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Yunun'vayam River, south
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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