Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Belongs to Scopelus according to W. Weiler 1950
Sister taxa: Myctophum (Scopelus) evermani, Myctophum (Scopelus) humboldti, Myctophum (Scopelus) rufinum, Scopelus argenteus, Scopelus biarritzensis, Scopelus ellipticus, Scopelus excavatus, Scopelus fragilis, Scopelus frosti, Scopelus incisus, Scopelus kokeni, Scopelus lacertosus, Scopelus laminatus, Scopelus latirostratus, Scopelus mammatus, Scopelus mediterraneus, Scopelus obliquus, Scopelus papuensis, Scopelus regularis, Scopelus splendidus, Scopelus sulcatus, Scopelus tenuis, Scopelus tutamoensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Neogene of Indonesia (2 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1), Venezuela (1)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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