Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Gnathophis according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Gnathophis araroa, Gnathophis habenatus, Gnathophis incognitus, Gnathophis meridies, Gnathophis ornatus, Gnathophis quinzioi, Gnathophis saubriguensis, Gnathophis umbrellabius
Type specimen: Its type locality is Waihao River, south branch, which is in a Bortonian marine sandstone in New Zealand
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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