Tarletonbeania crenularis Jordan and Gilbert 1880 (blue lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Myctophum crenulare

Belongs to Tarletonbeania according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also Fitch 1969, Fitch 1968 and Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: California collections)

• Pliocene of United States (2: California)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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