Melamphaes (Plectromus) Gill 1883 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Alternative spelling: Plectromus
Parent taxon: Melamphaes according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxa: Melamphaes acanthifer, Melamphaes leeae, Melamphaes ovalis, Melamphaes polylepis
Subtaxa: Melamphaes (Plectromus) ovalis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at GS 13062 (Miocene of New Zealand)