Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Scopelus circularis
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1924. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 55:605-614
Belongs to Hygophum according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Frost 1925, Frost 1934, Schwarzhans 1980 and Vorstman 1927
Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Neogene of Indonesia (2 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (14)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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