†Hygophum taaningi Becker 1965 (lanternfish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Belongs to Hygophum according to W. Schwarzhans and O. Aguilera 2013
Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cerro Barrigeon (Pliocene of Venezuela)
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