Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Ceratoscopelus pabloensis
Full reference: W. Weiler. 1959. Miozäne Fisch-Otolithen aus der Bohrung S. Pablo 2 im Becken von Veracruz in Mexiko. Neus Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen 109(1):147-172
Belongs to Hygophum according to W. Schwarzhans and O. Aguilera 2013
See also Weiler 1959
Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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