†Eregioberyx Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Waihao River, south branch (Eocene of New Zealand)
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