Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Belongs to Scopelus according to W. Schwarzhans 2013
See also Frost 1924 and Frost 1928
Sister taxa: Myctophum (Scopelus) evermani, Myctophum (Scopelus) humboldti, Myctophum (Scopelus) rufinum, Scopelus argenteus, Scopelus biarritzensis, Scopelus ellipticus, Scopelus excavatus, Scopelus fragilis, Scopelus frosti, Scopelus incisus, Scopelus kokeni, Scopelus lacertosus, Scopelus laminatus, Scopelus latirostratus, Scopelus mammatus, Scopelus mediterraneus, Scopelus obliquus, Scopelus papuensis, Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus regularis, Scopelus splendidus, Scopelus tenuis, Scopelus tutamoensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (5 collections)
• Neogene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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