†Praehoplichthys Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes - Hoplichthyidae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Parent taxon: Hoplichthyidae according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxon: Hoplichthys
Subtaxa: Praehoplichthys pulcher
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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