†Karrerichthys Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Melanonidae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Parent taxon: Melanonidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxa: Melanonidarum, Melanonus, Trachyrhynchinae
Subtaxa: Karrerichthys admirabilis Karrerichthys latisulcatus Karrerichthys tenuis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (9 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
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