Eregioberyx Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae

Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269

Parent taxon: Trachichthyidae according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980

Sister taxa: Egregioberyx, Gephyroberyx, Hoplostethus, Lissoberycinae, Notoberyx, Optivus, Paratrachichthys, Trachichthyidarum

Subtaxa: Eregioberyx erectus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Waihao River, south branch (Eocene of New Zealand)

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