†Pempheris hurupiensis Schwarzhans 2019 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Pempheriformes - Pempheridae
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 Pempheris according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CD982, an otolith. Its type locality is Cape Palliser Road, which is in a Tongaporutuan marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Cape Palliser Road
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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