†Karrerichthys admirabilis Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Melanonidae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Karrerichthys according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Karrerichthys latisulcatus, Karrerichthys tenuis
Type specimen: Its type locality is GS 13062, which is in a Tongaporutuan marine mudstone in the Bells Creek Mudstone Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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