†Antimyctophum konganaruensis Frost 1934 (lanternfish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combinations: Benthosema konganaruensis, Scopelus konganaruensis
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1934. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 63:133-144
Belongs to Antimyctophum according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Frost 1934 and Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ihungia Stream, which is in a Kapitean marine mudstone in New Zealand
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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