Symbolophorus californiensis Eignemann and Eignemann 1889 (bigfin lanternfish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combinations: Myctophum californiense, Symbolophorus californiense
Belongs to Symbolophorus according to J. E. Fitch 1970
See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Fitch 1969 and Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Sister taxa: Symbolophorus biatlanticus, Symbolophorus boops, Symbolophorus meridionalis, Symbolophorus moriguchii, Symbolophorus opononiensis, Symbolophorus prionotus, Symbolophorus tongaporutuensis, Symbolophorus veranyi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections), United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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