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†tribe Lampanictini Paxton 1972 (lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Parent taxon: Lampanyctinae according to W. Schwarzhans and O. Aguilera 2013

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

Subtaxa: Nannobrachium

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro Barrigeon (Pliocene of Venezuela)

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