†Macruronus merlucciiformis Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macruronidae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Macruronus according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Schwarzhans 2019 and Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Macruronus eastmani, Macruronus novaezeelandiae, Macruronus pukeuriensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cosy Dell Farm (Oligocene of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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