Gymnoscopelus braueri Lönnberg 1905 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Myctophum braueri

Belongs to Gymnoscopelus according to W. Schwarzhans 2019

See also Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: Gymnoscopelus aphya, Gymnoscopelus fitchi, Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus, Gymnoscopelus piabilis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Motutapu Point, west (Pliocene of New Zealand)

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