†Lampanyctodes mimiensis Frost 1934 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Scopelus mimiensis
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1934. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 63:133-144
Belongs to Lampanyctodes according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Frost 1934 and Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxa: Lampanyctodes hectoris, Lampanyctodes transitivus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Waikiekie Stream, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in New Zealand
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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