Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
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 Melamphaes according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Melamphaes (Plectromus), Melamphaes acanthifer, Melamphaes ovalis, Melamphaes polylepis
Type specimen: AU V525, an otolith. Its type locality is Kaipara Harbour, which is in an Otaian marine siltstone in the Pakaurangi Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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