Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2019. Reconstruction of the fossil marine bony fish fauna (Teleostei) from the Eocene to Pleistocene of New Zealand by means of otoliths. With studies of Recent congroid, morid and trachinoid otoliths. Memorie Della Societa Italianà di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 46:1-326
Belongs to Hygophum according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni
Type specimen: CD968, Z14/f0203, an otolith. Its type locality is Te Araroa, East Cape Road, which is in a Kapitean marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Te Araroa, East Cape Road
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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