Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to R. P. Martin et al. 2018

See also Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013

Sister taxa: Bolinichthys, Ceratoscopelus, Diaphini, Gymnoscopelini, Gymnoscopelus, Lampadena, Lampanictini, Lampanyctini, Oligophus, Parvilux, Stenobrachius, Taaningichthys, Triphoturus

Subtaxa: Lepidophanes brassoensis Lepidophanes inclectus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Venezuela (1 collection)

• Miocene of Panama (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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