Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus Regan 1914 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae
Belongs to Hemerocoetes according to Regan 1914
Sister taxa: Hemerocoetes acanthorhynchus, Hemerocoetes minutus, Hemerocoetes monopterygius, Hemerocoetes pukunati, Hemerocoetes whiroki
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Martinborough (Pliocene of New Zealand)
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