Stenobrachius Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 (lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative spelling: Lampanyctus (Stenobrachius)

Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to R. P. Martin et al. 2018

See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Fraser-Brunner 1949, Sepkoski 2002 and Welton 2015

Sister taxa: Ceratoscopelus, Diaphini, Gymnoscopelini, Gymnoscopelus, Lampadena, Lampanictini, Lampanyctini, Lampanyctus, Oligophus, Parvilux, Taaningichthys, Triphoturus

Subtaxa: Lampanyctus (Stenobrachius) nannochir Stenobrachius leucopsarum Stenobrachius salnikovi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), United States (8: California, Oregon)

• Pliocene of United States (3: California)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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