Eokrefftia prediaphus Schwarzhans 1985 (lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 1985. TertiƤre Otolithen aus South Australia und Victoria (Australien). Palaeo Ichthyology 3:1-60

Belongs to Eokrefftia according to W. Schwarzhans 1985

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SADME 10257, an otolith. Its type locality is Mount Salt oil development, which is in a Thanetian marine horizon in the Dartmoor Formation of Australia.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mount Salt oil development

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