Optivus Whitley 1947 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Parent taxon: Trachichthyidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans et al. 2017 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Egregioberyx, Eregioberyx, Gephyroberyx, Hoplostethus, Lissoberycinae, Notoberyx, Paratrachichthys, Trachichthyidarum
Subtaxa: Optivus moko
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (8 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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