Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Notoscopelus according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Notoscopelus bolini, Notoscopelus castaneus, Notoscopelus caudispinosus, Notoscopelus effertus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Notoscopelus kuboensis, Notoscopelus margaritifer, Notoscopelus mediterraneus, Notoscopelus praejaponicus, Notoscopelus resplendens, Macrostoma altum, Macrostoma grayi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (17 collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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