Taaningichthys Bolin 1959 (lanternfish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to R. P. Martin et al. 2018
See also Ohe 1993
Sister taxa: Ceratoscopelus, Diaphini, Gymnoscopelini, Gymnoscopelus, Lampadena, Lampanictini, Lampanyctini, Lampanyctus, Oligophus, Parvilux, Stenobrachius, Triphoturus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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