Myctophum weileri Ciobanu 1977 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Full reference: M. Ciobanu. 1977. Fauna Fosila din Oligocenul de la Piatra Neamt. 1-159

Belongs to Myctophum according to M. Ciobanu 1977

See also Constantin 1999

Sister taxa: Myctophum (Myctophum), Myctophum (Nasolychnus), Myctophum (Scopelus), Myctophum affine, Myctophum americanum, Myctophum antelaternatum, Myctophum arcanum, Myctophum asperum, Myctophum bortonensis, Myctophum braueri, Myctophum columnae, Myctophum danielli, Myctophum degraciai, Myctophum dorsale, Myctophum evermanni, Myctophum fibulatum, Myctophum gilberti, Myctophum hollandi, Myctophum imitata, Myctophum jacksoni, Myctophum laternatum, Myctophum licatae, Myctophum longipes, Myctophum luetkeni, Myctophum lychnobium, Myctophum margaritatum, Myctophum mundulum, Myctophum murbani, Myctophum nitidulum, Myctophum obtusirostris, Myctophum oroseinum, Myctophum praepterotum, Myctophum pulchrum, Myctophum punctatum, Myctophum renschi, Myctophum robustus, Myctophum selenops, Myctophum simile, Myctophum spinosum, Myctophum splendidum, Myctophum tamumuensis, Myctophum tenellum, Myctophum tenisoni, Myctophum tenuiforme, Myctophum townsendi, Myctophum unicum, Scopelus (Myctophum) macrochir

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cozla (Piatra Neamt), which is in a Rupelian marine shale in Romania

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pietricica (Piatra Neamt)

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