Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949 (lanternfish)
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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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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